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Dwight Hopkins Professor of Theology in the Divinity School Areas of Expertise:
Josh Schonwald |
Background:
Dwight Hopkins is a constructive theologian working in the areas of contemporary models of theology, black theology and liberation theologies. He is interested in multidisciplinary approaches to the academic study of religious thought, especially cultural, political, economic and interpretive methods. His latest works include Being Human: Race, Culture, and Religion; Loving the Body: Black Religious Studies and the Erotic (coeditor); and Heart and Head: Black Theology-Past, Present and Future. He is an editor of Religions/Globalizations: Theories and Cases; Changing Conversations: Religious Reflection and Cultural Analysis; and Liberation Theologies, Postmodernity and the Americas. Hopkins is senior editor of the Henry McNeil Turner/Sojourner Truth Series in Black Religion. He is an ordained American Baptist minister.
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News clippings:
Reason, Belief and What We Need to Know WASHINGTON POST September 30, 2008 Obama's Pastor Is Praised, Condemned on Chicago's South Side Obama Denounces Ex-Pastor For 'Rants' Pastor's rebuttals fuel troubles for Obama How Jeremiah Wright Found Religion |
Press releases:
University of Chicago Divinity School explores ‘The Temple in the Marketplace’ Theologians unite to discuss future of black church in America Theologians unite to discuss future of black church in America |
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Chronicle articles:
Chicago in the News March 6, 2008 Black theology of liberation: Hopkins educates church leaders, expands scope of scholarship Profile: Dwight Hopkins |
Additional materials:
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