Obery M. Hendricks, Jr.

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[edit] Biography

Obery M. Hendricks, Jr. is professor of biblical interpretation at the New York Theological Seminary. 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 a also 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 Hendricks is 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 Jersey.

[edit] Books

Living Water, HarperOne, 2003. ISBN 0060000875
The Politics of Jesus: Rediscovering the True Revolutionary Nature of Jesus' Teachings and How They Have Been Corrupted, Doubleday, 2006. ISBN 978-0385-51665-5