Corwin Malcolm Davis is a burgeoning scholar, cultural writer, and educator who uses his many strengths to reimagine and to design spaces and practices of learning and care, especially for those in neglected populations. Currently serving as Assistant Professor of Africana Religions, Theologies, and Culture at Pacific School of Religion, Davis’ research engages African Diasporic religiosities, psychologies of religion, feminist and queer theories, and cultural studies.

An honors graduate of Belmont University, Corwin earned the Master of Divinity Degree with a concentration in Black Religion and Culture Studies from Vanderbilt Divinity School as the named “Dean’s Scholar.” During his time at Vanderbilt he was a Cal Turner Fellow for Moral Leadership, and was awarded the Robert Lewis Butler Award and the William A. Newcomb Prize, awarded to the student who best exemplifies the minister as theologian.

Davis received his PhD from Emory University in Person, Community, and Religious Life, with a certificate in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. At Emory, he received the George W. Woodruff Fellowship, the Centennial Scholars Fellowship, and externally, fellowships from the Louisville Institute, The Forum for Theological Exploration, and Sacred Writes. Corwin has also served in leadership as the Associate Director for the national Theological Education between the Times project, and as the Director of The Center for Academic Success for Emory University’s Candler School of Theology.

A third-generation clergy, The Reverend Davis is an ordained Itinerant Elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, where he has served as a religious educator and pastor in Tennessee and New York City. His service for the church also includes his role as a consultant and editor for the AME Church Publishing House.

Curriculum vitae available upon request.