U.S. anti-poverty advocate to lead new Yale theology center – By Russell Contreras (Axios) / Dec 19, 2022
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 Monday.
Why it matters: Barber is 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’s shifting religious views.
Details: Yale 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.”
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