Eddie Glaude

Eddie Glaude is the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of African American Studies and William S. Tod Professor of Religion and African American Studies at Princeton University, where his contributions enrich the Social Science faculty. He joined the faculty in 2002 and served as chair of the Department of African American Studies until 2023. Glaude earned a master’s degree in African American Studies from Temple University and a master’s degree and Ph.D. in Religion from Princeton University in 1997. His academic career emphasizes teaching in both the Department of African American Studies and the Department of Religion, fostering a liberal arts approach within a research university setting.

A leading scholar on religion, race, and democracy, Glaude has authored key publications that explore African American religious thought, black nationalism, and contemporary American politics. These include Exodus! Religion, Race, and Nation in Early Nineteenth-Century Black America (University of Chicago Press, 2000), Democracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul (Crown, 2016), An Uncommon Faith: A Pragmatic Approach to the Study of African American Religion (University of Georgia Press, 2018), the New York Times bestselling Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own (Crown, 2020), African American Religion: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford University Press, 2014), and We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For (Harvard University Press, 2024). Glaude actively engages in public lectures and conversations, including events on Black History Month, James Baldwin, Malcolm X, race, history, and memory in the context of the United States’ 250th year. As a passionate educator, author, and public intellectual, he examines the complex dynamics of the American experience through rigorous scholarship.