A Conversation with Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes, Jr. hosted by Dr. Frank A. Thomas

The African American Legacy Preaching Series of Christian Theological Seminary presents “A Conversation with Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes, Jr. hosted by Dr. Frank A. Thomas." Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes, Jr. is the Senior Minister Emeritus of the Riverside Church, an interdenominational (American Baptist and United Church of Christ) church on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City. He was the first African American minister to lead this multicultural congregation and served it for 18 years. Dr. Forbes attended college at Howard University in Washington, DC, where he earned a BS degree in Chemistry in 1957. He was called to the ministry in 1956, and in 1962 he completed a Master of Divinity Degree from Union Theological Seminary in New York City. He earned a Doctor of Ministry Degree from Colgate Rochester Divinity School in Rochester, NY in 1975 after beginning his pastoring and teaching careers. Forbes taught preaching at Union Theological Seminary where he became the first Joe R. Engle Professor of Preaching. Dr. Forbes authored the book Whose Gospel: A Concise Guide to Progressive Protestantism, in which he offers a compelling vision of progressive social change and addresses the most crucial issues of our time—poverty, war, women's equality, racial justice, sexuality, and the environment. His latest work entitled Veracity and Prose: A Collection of Poems will be released in June. Tune in to hear an iconic history maker!