Antipas L. Harris (PhD, DMin) is the chairman and CEO of the Harris Institute. He is a theological educator and an ordained pastor with degrees from LaGrange College, Candler School of Theology (Emory University), Yale University, Boston University, and St. Thomas University. Harris is also the founding president of the Urban Renewal Center in Norfolk, Virginia, where he leads initiatives that address the intersections of faith, justice, and community development. He strives for what Martin Luther King Jr. referred to as “The Beloved Community” through advocacy for racial conciliatory practices, multi-ethnic relations, and cross-cultural competence and humility. Harris' previous books include The Gifted Worshiper and The Holy Spirit and Social Justice, volumes one and two.