2026 Hinson Lectures
Dr. Cláudio Carvalhaes
Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 10:30 AM to 2:45 PM
Lunch provided. Live streaming available for the morning lecture.
Location: Central Baptist Church, 110 Wilson Downing Road
Lexington, Kentucky 40517
Morning Lecture
(Live-stream will be available)
10:30 AM, Eastern Time
“Spiritual Practices to Live in a World Who is Gone “
Afternoon Workshop
(In-person only)
1:15 PM, Eastern Time
“When the World is Gone, Where Do We Go?”
We will learn from the Psalms, poetry, earth knowledge, and forms of resistance from various peoples and places–engaging together in practices for sustenance, renewal, and transformation.
Dr. Cláudio Carvalhaes
Professor of Worship
Union Theological Seminary
Earth thinker, theologian, liturgist, performer, artist and playwright, a native Brazilian from São Paulo, Cláudio Carvalhaes is now the Professor of Worship at Union Theological Seminary in New York.
In the Summer of 2023, Carvalhaes received the Honorary Degree of Sacrae Theologiae Doctor bestowed by the Board of Trustees of Starr King School for the Ministry. And in the Fall of 2023, Carvalhaes received the award of The Most Creative Play at the New York Theater Festival with his play When Wajcha Meets Pachamama.
