Rev. William Barber II to Head Yale Divinity Sch

By Niko

REV. WILLIAM BARBER II will lead the Yale Divinity School’s Center for Public Theology and Public Policy, according to Religious News Service. The reverend will teach his first class at Yale in January 2022.

Barber made the announcement Monday along with the news that he was retiring from Greenleaf Christian Church in Goldsboro, North Carolina. The 59-year-old reverend has been with the church for 30 years. Barber posted the news on Twitter with a caption

Barber also noted that the Center for Public

Theology and Public Policy at Yale has the goal of preparing a new generation to become moral leaders. He added that the new Yale center would incorporate history and activism into the program as well as partner with HBCUs to “build pathways for students to engage in our work.”

“THE GOAL OF THIS CENTER WILL BE TO PREPARE A NEW GENERATION — WHAT WE CALL MORAL FUSION LEADERS — THAT ARE GOING TO BE ACTIVE IN CREATING A JUST SOCIETY BOTH IN THE ACADEMY AND IN THE STREETS,” HE WROTE.