David Evans
David Evans is Professor of history and intercultural studies and Associate Dean at Eastern Mennonite Seminary. Dr. Evans is a scholar and speaker on issues of anti-racism, Black freedom, and coalition building. He is the author of Damned Whiteness: How White Christian Allies Failed the Black Freedom Movement. He also co-edited Between the World of Ta-Nehisi Coates and Christianity.
Upcoming Programs by David Evans
Damned Whiteness: How White Christian Allies Failed the Black Freedom Movement and How We Can Do Better
February 27 - March 1, 2026
The phrase “damned whiteness” comes from a 1961 poem by white Christian missionary Ralph Templin, who recognized his own whiteness as a “frightening disease” that kept him from showing up in true solidarity with Black freedom fighters. In a new book that takes Templin’s phrase as its title, historian David F. Evans explores how white […]