Juan M. Floyd-Thomas is an associate professor of African American religious history at Vanderbilt University Divinity School and the Graduate Department of Religion. His research focuses on Black religious traditions as a primary lens for understanding American culture and social ethics. He is the author, coauthor, or coeditor of numerous books, including Critical Race Theology: White Supremacy, American Christianity, and the Ongoing Culture Wars (2024), Liberating Black Church History, and The Origins of Black Humanism. He has also coauthored Black Church Studies: An Introduction and The Altars Where We Worship. His current research examines the history of African American religious communities in Harlem. Floyd-Thomas’s work has been featured in major media outlets, including The Washington Post, USA Today, NPR, and Esquire. He is cofounder of the Black Religious Scholars Group and currently serves as president of the Society of Race, Ethnicity, and Religion. He holds degrees from Rutgers University, Temple University, and the University of Pennsylvania.