Dwight N. Hopkins, MDiv, MPhil, PhD, is Professor of Theology at the University of Chicago Divinity School. He is an ordained Baptist minister and founder of the International Association of Black Religions and Spiritualities (IABRS), a network comprised of world spiritualities that builds people- to-people relationships by primarily focusing on international youth and student exchanges. Hopkins has authored many books, including Black TheologyEssays on Gender Perspectives (Cascade Books, 2017) and Black TheologyEssays on Global Perspectives (Cascade Books, 2017).