Obery M. Hendricks Jr.

Obery M. Hendricks Jr. 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.[1] He is an Ordained Elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church[2]

A former Wall Street investment executive, Hendricks received his Ph.D. 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.[3]

Hendricks currently lives in New York City.

Books
  • 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
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References
  1. "Obery Hendricks" Author. Harper Collins. 8 Feb. 2008.
  2. "Obery Hendricks." The American Program Bureau. 15 Feb. 2008.
  3. "Obery Hendricks." The American Program Bureau. 15 Feb. 2008



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