The Rev. William Barber, of the Poor People's Campaign, will lead a new Center for Public Theology and Public Policy at Yale Divinity School, the school announced.
a major figure of the Christian left, and wants to train a new generation of theologians and activists on the social Gospel to fight systemic inequality amid the nation'sYale Divinity School said the Center for Public Theology and Public Policy "will pursue teaching, practice, research, and collaboration at the intersection of theology and advocacy."
In addition to teaching and research, the center will hold regular convenings and a biennial training summit bringing together scholars, interfaith religious leaders, economists, activists, lawyers and students.The establishment of the new center will develop a foundational partnership with Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the U.S. South, to build pathways for HBCU students to meaningfully engage in the center's work.
"I'm retiring from public ministry after 35 years of pastoral ministry, but I'm not retiring from pastoring the movement," he added.People who are religiously unaffiliated — sometimes called religious "nones" — accounted for 30% of the U.S. population in 2020.Some historically white denominations and church organizations have yet to come to terms with their links to white supremacy and support for economic inequality, Robert P.
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