Obery Hendricks
Obery Hendricks... is a lifelong social activist, leading biblical scholar, and one of the foremost commentators on religion, social policy, and political economy in America. He has authored many works on Christianity and politics, including The Politics of Jesus.[1]
Married to Farah Jasmine Griffin.
Education
- Studied Religions of Late Antiquity at Princeton University
- Studied Political science at Rutgers
- Went to East Orange Campus High School
- Went to East Orange High School
Academic activism
- Distinguished Senior Fellow at The Democracy Collaborative, Washington, DC
- Visiting Scholar Dept of Religion & the Institute for Research in African American Studies at Columbia University
- Former Senior Fellow at The Opportunity Agenda
Background
Hendricks was a visiting scholar in the department of religion and the Institute for Research in African-American Studies at Columbia University and is professor of biblical interpretation at New York Theological Seminary.
The Washington Post called Hendricks' book The Politics of Jesus: Rediscovering the True Revolutionary Nature of Jesus' Teachings and How They Have Been Corrupted "essential reading for Americans."
In 2011 he also published a collection of politically and economically explosive essays under the title, The Universe Bends Toward Justice. He was a member of the National Religious Leaders Advisory Committee of the Barack Obama presidential campaign and also the Faith Advisory Council of the Democratic National Committee.
Before entering his theological career, Hendricks was a Wall Street investment executive.[2]
Advisory board
Institute for Christian Socialism Advisory Board March 2021.
Cynthia Moe-Lobeda, Alton Pollard III, Jonah Overton, Cornel West, Obery M. Hendricks, Marcus Briggs-Cloud, Gary Dorrien, Dee Dee Risher, Joerg Rieger, Raymond Pickett.
Warnock connection
12 NY Faith & Justice Highlights from 2007!
Shane Claiborne, Willie Baptist, Obery Hendricks and others lit us up with vision and challenged us to see Jesus through the eyes of the poor. Thank you, Suzana Andrade for letting your vision become reality among us. Your risk blessed many. [3]
Beloved Community Conference
Saint John’s United Church of Christ, located at 4136 N. Grand Blvd, is hosting its 4th Annual Beloved Community Conference November 1–4 2012, to equip people of faith to work toward Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision of peace and justice, through this year’s November 6 election.
Renowned speaker, author and scholar Dr. Obery M. Hendricks will open the conference at a community forum on Thursday, November 1 at 7 p.m., discussing “Martin Luther King and a New Political Economy of Justice.”
Friday speakers include Lara Granich of Missouri Jobs with Justice, Dr. Jonathan Smith of Saint Louis University and a lunch for faith leaders with Mayor Francis Slay and Lewis Reed, President of the Board of Aldermen.
The weekend will close with Sunday’s 10:30 a.m. Community Worship Celebration with the Very Rev. Mike Kinman of Christ Church Cathedral preaching. After worship congregants will canvass the neighborhood to get out the vote in low-turnout wards.[4]
Center for American Progress
In 2005 Obery Hendricks served as an affiliated scholar[5] of Center for American Progress.
