Obery M. Hendricks Jr.
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Obery M. Hendricks Jr. | |
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| Born | Obery Mack Hendricks Jr. April 9, 1953 |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Ecclesiastical career | |
| Religion | Christianity (Methodist) |
| Church | African Methodist Episcopal Church |
| Ordained | 1995 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Thesis | A Discourse of Domination[1] (1995) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Theology |
| School or tradition | Christian socialism[2] |
| Institutions | |
Obery Mack Hendricks Jr. (born 1953) is a visiting research scholar at Columbia University. Before taking this position he was a professor at Drew University and a visiting professor at Princeton Theological Seminary. He has also served as president of Payne Theological Seminary, the oldest African-American theological institution.[3] He is an ordained elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church.[4]
A former Wall Street investment executive, Hendricks received his PhD from Princeton University. He is currently a spokesperson who has been featured on C-SPAN, PBS, NPR, the Bloomberg network, hip hop stations and more. He has been a featured writer as well as an editor or editorial advisor for multiple publications including the award-winning Tikkun magazine. He is a member of the Faith Advisory Council of the Democratic National Committee and an Affiliated Scholar in the "Faith and Public Policy Initiative" at the Center for American Progress.[5]
Hendricks currently lives in New York City.
Books[edit]
- Living Water, HarperOne, 2003. ISBN 978-0-06-000087-5
- The Politics of Jesus: Rediscovering the True Revolutionary Nature of Jesus' Teachings and How They Have Been Corrupted, Doubleday, 2006. ISBN 978-0-385-51665-5
- The Universe Bends Toward Justice: Radical Reflections on the Bible, the Church, and the Body Politic, Orbis Books, 2011. ISBN 978-1-57075-940-6
- Christians Against Christianity: How Right-Wing Evangelicals are Destroying Our Nation and Our Faith, Beacon Press, 2021. ISBN 978-0-80705-740-7
References[edit]
- ^ Hendricks, Obery M. (1995). A Discourse of Domination: A Socio-rhetorical Study of the Use of Ioudaios in the Forth Gospel (PhD thesis). Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University. OCLC 36202347.
- ^ "Jesus of Nazareth, Revolutionary Socialist: An Interview with Obery Hendricks". 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Obery Hendricks" Author. Harper Collins. 8 Feb. 2008.
- ^ "Obery Hendricks." The American Program Bureau. 15 Feb. 2008.
- ^ "Obery Hendricks." The American Program Bureau. 15 Feb. 2008
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