Dr. Iva E. Carruthers
General Secretary, Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference - Chicago, Illinois
Dr. Iva E. Carruthers is General Secretary of the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference, Inc. Founded to strengthen the capacity of the African American faith community and its leaders to address the social justice agenda in the Black church, the Proctor Conference represents a cross section of the most dynamic and progressive African American faith leaders and their congregations in the United States. Dr. Caruthers is also Founder and Director of Lois House, an urban retreat center, a Trustee for the Chicago Theological Seminary and an active member of Trinity United Church of Christ. She is Professor Emeritus and former Chairperson of the Sociology Department at Northeastern Illinois University. She has authored and edited many publications, including Blow the Trumpet in Zion!: Global Vision and Action for the 21st Century Black Church. She received the Ph.D. in Sociology from Northwestern University and a Master in Theological Studies degree from Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary.
Areas of Expertise:
• Religion and politics
• Social justice and the Black Church
Recent interviews:
• NPR’s News & Notes with Ed Gordon: Roundtable: Religion's Response to Katrina
• NPR’s News & Notes with Ed Gordon: Have 'Mega-Churches' Strayed from Social Justice?
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