Verna Dozier gives the commencement address at Virginia Theological Seminary May 20, 1987. Credit: the African American Episcopal Historical Collection, a joint project of Virginia Seminary and the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church curated at Bishop Payne Library

Verna Dozier: Lay Person. Teacher. Theologian.

A self-proclaimed radical, Dozier reminded all Christians that they are called to ministry.

Verna Dozier reads a lesson at the installation of the Rt. Rev. Edmond Browning as Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, Washington National Cathedral, January 11, 1986. Credit: the African American Episcopal Historical Collection, a joint project of Virginia Seminary and the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church curated at Bishop Payne Library

Learn More About Verna Dozier

This site is a place to find out more about 20th-century theologian Verna Dozier: her work, her life, and her impact on The Episcopal Church.

The best place to start is with this short biography of Dozier, then dig into her ideas here. Learn more about Tracy Council’s painting of Dozier and see her through a scholarly view, with this interview of Dr. Fredrica Harris Thompsett.

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. where Dozier was a member for 50 years.
The library at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill is dedicated to Dozier.
The Dream of God is considered Dozier’s magnum opus.