King’s Institute for Faith & Culture (IFC) continues its spring 2025 season with character educator and leader Michael Lamb, Ph.D.

A political theorist with experience in practical politics, Lamb advises universities on character education and civic engagement. His research focuses on the ethics of citizenship and the role of virtues in public life.

He is the F. M. Kirby Foundation chair of Leadership and Character, executive director of the Program for Leadership and Character, and associate professor of Interdisciplinary Humanities at Wake Forest University. He is also an associate fellow of the Oxford Character Project.

Audiences have two opportunities to hear from Lamb. At 9:15 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 24, he will present “The Art of Virtue: Seven Strategies for Strengthening your Character” in King’s Memorial Chapel. At 7 p.m. he will present “Leading with Thoughtfulness, Humility, and Hope” at Emmanuel Episcopal Church. Events are open to the public and free of charge.

“We look forward to Dr. Lamb sparking conversations about the importance of character, integrity, and the values that ultimately shape the hearts and minds of future leaders,” said Martin Dotterweich, Ph.D., director of the IFC. “The Institute is designed to be the home of such important and well-rounded dialogue and we are delighted to welcome him.”

Lamb is the author of “A Commonwealth of Hope: Augustine’s Political Thought,” which offers a novel interpretation of St. Augustine’s thought process while centering the virtue of hope to inform contemporary politics.

He has taught interdisciplinary courses in politics, ethics, and religion at Oxford, Princeton, Rhodes, and Wake Forest. For excellence in teaching, he was awarded the George Kateb Teaching Award for Best Preceptor from Princeton’s Department of Politics, a Teaching Excellence Award from Oxford’s Humanities Division, and a Teaching Award from Wake Forest’s Center for the Advancement of Teaching.

He holds a Ph.D. in politics from Princeton University, a B.A. in political science from Rhodes College, and a second B.A. in philosophy and theology from the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar.