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Acting Executive Director, Absalom Jones Episcopal Center for Racial Healing

Dr Beth-Sarah Wright

About Dr Beth-Sarah -

Dr Beth-Sarah Wright is an Atlanta-based author and speaker, who currently serves as the Acting Executive Director of the Absalom Jones Episcopal Center for Racial Healing and as Adjunct Assistant Professor in Psychiatry at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr Wright holds a Ph.D. in Performance Studies from NYU, an MPhil in Anthropology from Cambridge University, and a BA in Sociology and Afro-American Studies from Princeton University

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Articles by Dr Beth-Sarah

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Synod sermon 2025: "What does it mean to follow Jesus today?"

“What would it look like to take the dignity lens to the work we do — to the way we see our churches and face the adaptive challenges before us? How might it shift our conversations, reframe our approaches, and expand our imaginations? Could it increase our capacity for hard conversations, give us the courage to speak from the pulpit on tough topics, and grow in new competencies? Might it help us realign with our mission and speak boldly to the structures that hold us back?” asks Dr Beth-Sarah Wright