Obery M. Hendricks, Jr.

A lifelong social activist, Obery Hendricks is one of the foremost commentators on the intersection of religion and political economy in America. He is the most widely read and perhaps the most influential African American biblical scholar writing today.

Obery Hendricks on State of Belief with Rev. Dr. Welton Gaddy

Listen to it here: Biblical Truth? – State of Belief Christian Nationalism doesn’t just harm democracy – it also endangers the sanctity of religion itself. Members of the Religious Right often cite their extreme beliefs and “Biblical truth” when it serves their narrow interest, twisting religion into a political weapon. Rev. Gaddy will sit down […]

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Beyond the Gatekeepers: The COVID Writings | Fellowship of Affirming Ministries

The continuation of a new series featuring Rev. Dr. Obery Hendricks, Jr. and Rev. Naomi Washington-Leapheart. With Bishop Yvette A. Flunder and Bishop Carlton D. Pearson. Hosted and Moderated by Dr. Vanessa M. Brown. Learn more here: https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=399360251492969

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Obery Hendricks on Public Theologians Podcast

Listen to the podcast here: Obery Hendricks – Christians Against Christianity Public Theologians take seriously Jesus’ two great commandments, that to love God is to love our neighbor. The late black liberation theologian James Cone phrased it like this: “theology is political language. What people think about God, Jesus Christ, and the church cannot be

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