Book Study Webinar: The Risk of Being Woke

Book Study with the author Mr. Curtis Paul DeYoung

Curtiss Paul DeYoung

Curtiss Paul DeYoung is the Co-CEO of the Minnesota Council of Churches. Its twenty-seven member communions come from Historic Black, Mainline Protestant, Pentecostal, and Greek Orthodox churches in Minnesota. DeYoung previously served as the Executive Director of the historic faith-based racial justice organization Community Renewal Society in Chicago, IL. Dr. DeYoung was the Professor of Reconciliation Studies at Bethel University in St. Paul, MN.

 Rev. DeYoung is an ordained minister in the Church of God (Anderson, IN). He has served congregations in Minneapolis, New York City, and Washington, DC.

 DeYoung earned a Doctor of Education from the University of St. Thomas (MN), a Master of Divinity from Howard University School of Theology (Washington, DC), and a Bachelor of Arts from Anderson University (Anderson, IN).

 He is an author and editor of thirteen books on racial justice, reconciliation, and cultural competency. With South African anti-apartheid theologian Allan Boesak, he co-authored Radical Reconciliation: Beyond Political Pietism and Christian Quietism (Orbis). He was on the editorial team for The Peoples’ Bible (Fortress). His most recent book is The Risk of Being Woke: Sermonic Reflections for Activists (Judson).

 Curtiss DeYoung has been married to Karen since 1984. They have three adult children.