Peter Salovey President | Yale University
Peter Salovey President | Yale University
In a recent episode of the Yale Divinity School (YDS) "Quadcast," YDS Lecturer Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove shared insights on the upcoming presidential election, drawing from his new book on white poverty co-authored with Bishop William Barber. He also discussed how a peacemaking trip to Iraq during the U.S. invasion transformed his life and talked about his work helping lead the new Center for Public Theology and Public Policy at YDS.
"Talking to this swing vote is the key to winning because this is the largest group of people who are not going to show up unless somebody talks to them," Wilson-Hartgrove said regarding infrequent, low-income voters and their potential role in the November election.
Wilson-Hartgrove serves as Assistant Director of the Center for Public Theology and Public Policy at YDS, which was founded in January 2023. "What we’re trying to do is to give people a framework to understand where your faith connects with issues that matter to you," he added.
The YDS Quadcast is hosted by Emily Judd ‘19 M.A.R., who is Senior Communications Specialist at the Higher Committee of Human Fraternity, an international humanitarian organization supported by Pope Francis, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, and leadership from the United Arab Emirates. She previously worked as a journalist in the Middle East.
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