![]() ![]() He helped found and became the Director of the Department of African-American Studies as Florida State University. Jones’ academic and professional endeavors were broad and vast. Jones’ controversial piece, Is God A White Racist? A Preamble to Black Theology. In 1978, he co-edited Black Theology II, and in 1973, Beacon Press published Rev. His work has been the subject of a vast number of newspaper and journal articles as well as dissertations. Jones authored articles regarding oppression and the church’s role in social change. Notably, he was a member of the UUA Board of Trustees from 1993-2000, and worked with the Liberal Religious Educators Association (LREDA) to develop resources for professional religious educators. From 1977-2012, he served as a community minister at Florida State University. From 1958-1960, he was the Assistant Minister and Director of Religious Education at the First Unitarian Church in Providence, RI. Jones was ordained by the Unitarian Society of Wellesley Hills, MA on June 15, 1958. in Religious Studies from Brown University in 1969. He then went on to earn a Master of Divinity from Harvard University in 1958, and a Ph.D. Jones attained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from Howard University in 1955. ![]() Jones was born in Louisville, KY on Jto Henry and Lannie (Brogsdale) Jones. ![]()
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