Dr. Drew Hart Putting on our Blue Jeans: White Supremacy, Christianity, & the Work of Racial Justic
The Elizabethtown College Peace Fellowship selected Dr. Drew G. I. Hart as the 2019 Peace Fellow. Elizabethtown Church of the Brethren was pleased to be the venue for this annual lecture. Dr. Drew G. I. Hart is a public intellectual and professor of theology at Messiah College in Pennsylvania. He has 10 years of pastoral experience and has worked for an afterschool program in Harrisburg. In addition to teaching, he provides anti-racism talks and work-shops across the country and collaborates with local faith-rooted organizers and activists in his city. His book, Trouble I’ve Seen: Changing the Way the Church Views Racism, utilizes everyday stories, Jesus-shaped lessons, and anti-racism frameworks to transform the church’s understanding and social witness. Drew’s writing can be found in Red Letter Christians, Sojourners, The Christian Century, and The Mennonite, among other places. Dr. Hart speaks regularly at colleges, conferences, and churches throughout North America. Dr. Hart was honored with bcmPEACE’s ‘2017 Peacemaker Award’ in recognition of his commitment and work for justice locally and nationally.
The Elizabethtown College Peace Fellowship selected Dr. Drew G. I. Hart as the 2019 Peace Fellow. Elizabethtown Church of the Brethren was pleased to be the venue for this annual lecture. Dr. Drew G. I. Hart is a public intellectual and professor of theology at Messiah College in Pennsylvania. He has 10 years of pastoral experience and has worked for an afterschool program in Harrisburg. In addition to teaching, he provides anti-racism talks and work-shops across the country and collaborates with local faith-rooted organizers and activists in his city. His book, Trouble I’ve Seen: Changing the Way the Church Views Racism, utilizes everyday stories, Jesus-shaped lessons, and anti-racism frameworks to transform the church’s understanding and social witness. Drew’s writing can be found in Red Letter Christians, Sojourners, The Christian Century, and The Mennonite, among other places. Dr. Hart speaks regularly at colleges, conferences, and churches throughout North America. Dr. Hart was honored with bcmPEACE’s ‘2017 Peacemaker Award’ in recognition of his commitment and work for justice locally and nationally.