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Peter Heltzel

Rev. Peter Heltzel, Ph.D., an ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), is the Director of the Micah Institute and Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at New York Theological Seminary. He also serves as Assistant Pastor of Evangelism at Park Avenue Christian Church in New York City. Rev. Heltzel holds a B.A. from Wheaton College, a M.Div. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and earned his Ph.D. from Boston University. He also completed course work at the University of Mississippi in Southern fiction and creative writing. These courses, combined with his childhood years in Mississippi, inform his work with a deep commitment to the power of words and music, to social justice and to a global movement of radical change and collective activism. A gifted writer, Rev. Heltzel has contributed to seven books as author or editor. He has published numerous articles in journals, such as Books & Culture, Science & Theology News, Sojourners, Political Theology, Princeton Theological Review and the Scottish Journal of Theology. An Auburn Senior Fellow, Heltzel is a founding member of the Red Letter Christian movement.

Christians in Support of the Impeachment Inquiry

Peter Heltzel
October 8, 2019
Church Life, Politics, Practical Justice, Revival
This is not a matter of partisanship, but of deepest principle.

Stay at the Table: James Cone, Racism, & American Evangelicalism

Peter Heltzel
May 1, 2018
Church Life, Politics, Race, Theology
When white evangelicals stay at the table with Christians of color, a brighter day will dawn in the evangelical world.

Turning of the Tide

Peter Heltzel
December 13, 2017
Church Life, Politics, Race, Theology
1
Following in the footsteps of Jesus, white evangelicals need to identity with and be led by African Americans and the poor, joining them in the faith-rooted fight for social justice.

Against Melancholia: Stay Woke 2016

Peter Heltzel
November 2, 2016
Church Life, General
2
Since unprocessed mourning can metastasize into melancholia, Fujimura encourages us to care for each other’s souls.

Law & Order or Justice & Love

Peter Heltzel
July 22, 2016
General, Politics
16
Given the anxiety and instability in our current moment, Dr. King asks the critical question: Are we as Americans going to seek a politics of law and order or a politics of justice and love?

Lenten Meditation and the Moral Movement

Peter Heltzel
February 15, 2016
General, Practical Justice, Theology
8
Our ritual fasting and prayer has to be connected to the work of justice.
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Resurrection City: For a Living Wage

Peter Heltzel
April 4, 2011
General
4
When Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, the world stopped for a moment. Shaken, confused but searching for a way to continue the fight, civil rights leaders decided to continue Ki...

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