LIFE@Lynchburg | False All Through

Name: LIFE@Lynchburg | False All Through
Start: 2025-10-29T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-29T12:00:00-04:00
Location: Sydnor Performance Hall

Schedule

Wed Oct 29 2025 at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Sydnor Performance Hall | Lynchburg, VA

Rev. Dennis S. Roberts examines the roots and rise of White Christian nationalism in the U.S., linking modern insurrections to decades of evangelical and fundamentalist activism. Drawing on history, theology, and political movements, Roberts traces how religious rhetoric has been re-purposed to justify anti-democratic actions, challenging assumptions about religious liberty and the founding values of the U.S.
Speaker Biography:
Rev. Dennis S. Roberts is a native of Rural Retreat, Virginia. He is a graduate of Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, and the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. He has served congregations in Frankfurt, Germany, and Harrisonburg, Virginia, before coming to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynchburg, in 1991.
In the Lynchburg community, Roberts serves as chair of Lynchburg’s chapter of the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities, as well as a member of VCIC’s State Board of Directors. He is a member of the Lynchburg Community Action Group board, has served on the United Way of Central Virginia Campaign Cabinet, and has been a board member and president of the Interfaith Outreach Association, as well as president of the Sphex Club of Lynchburg. In partnership with local interfaith clergy, he has facilitated public statements addressing Islamophobia, antisemitism, racism, and gun violence. In addition, he has served on various committees of the Virginia Synod of the Lutheran Church.