King University’s Institute for Faith & Culture (IFC) 2025-26 speaker series, “Equipped for Every Good Work,” continues this fall with a notable lineup of speakers, including King alumnus David Painter ’70.
Painter, who is retired from teaching international history at Georgetown University, will be speaking twice on Monday, Sept. 29th. At 9:15 a.m. in King’s Memorial Chapel he will present “Understanding the Cold War,” and at 6 p.m. at the Bristol Public Library, he will discuss “Oil and the American Century.”
These events are co-sponsored by the Bristol Historical Association. Both events are free and open to the public, and light refreshments will be available at the evening presentation.
A leading scholar of the Cold War and United States foreign policy during the 20th century with particular emphasis on their relationship to oil, Painter was the founding director of the Master of Arts in Global, Comparative, and International History program at Georgetown University. In the spring of 2008, he was a visiting fellow at the Norwegian Nobel Institute. Before joining Georgetown, he held positions at the Congressional Research Service, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the U.S. Department of State.
“We're delighted to welcome David Painter back to his alma mater,” said Martin Dotterweich, Ph.D., director of the IFC. “His knowledge of American foreign policy during the Cold War provides great insight into the way that international politics work. His presentations will help us understand how oil as a resource continues to shape our world, and how history is a resource for ethical and just decision making in the present.”
Painter was educated at King University, the University of Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
He is the author of several books including: “The Struggle for Iran: Oil, Autocracy, and the Cold War, 1951-1954”, “Oil and the American Century: The Political Economy of U.S. Foreign Oil Policy, 1941-1954,” and “The Cold War: An International History.” He has also authored several articles for various publications, including Reviews in American History, Cold War History, and Journal of American History.
The speaker series continues at King Oct. 6th with David Zahl of Mockingbird Ministries, followed by nationally recognized baker Manolo Betancur ‘04 and filmmaker Courtney Dixon on Nov. 3rd. Emmy-winning investigative reporter Hannah Rappleye and Tennessee lawyer Derek Scott will speak on Nov. 10th, while Laef Olson, operating partner at Apax Partners, LLP will speak as King’s inaugural Character Fellow on Nov. 17th. Grammy-winning tenor Aaron Blake and Symphony of the Mountains Conductor Cornelia Laemmli Orth will wrap up the series Dec. 1st.
Since 2007, the King University Institute for Faith & Culture has welcomed widely recognized thinkers, authors, musicians, scholars, and philosophers to interact with students and a regional audience in a welcoming environment that catalyzes growth and understanding. The Institute serves as the standard bearer of the University’s long-time exploration of the liberal arts, in conjunction with King’s mission of equipping students to answer the call of service and character inherent in the Christian faith.
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