Jeremiah Wright
Jeremiah Alvesta Wright Jr. (born September 22, 1941) is a pastor emeritus of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, a congregation he led for 36 years, during which its membership grew to over 8,000 parishioners. Following retirement, his beliefs and preaching were scrutinized when segments of his sermons about terrorist attacks on the United States and government dishonesty were publicized in connection with the 2008 presidential campaign of Barack Obama.
The Reverend Jeremiah Wright | |
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Wright in 1998 | |
| Born | Jeremiah Alvesta Wright Jr. September 22, 1941 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Other names | Jerry Wright |
| Spouse | Ramah Reed |
| Ecclesiastical career | |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Church | United Church of Christ |
| Ordained | 1967 |
Congregations served | Trinity United Church of Christ |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Virginia Union University Howard University (BA) University of Chicago (MDiv) United Theological Seminary (DMin) |
| Thesis | Black Sacred Music: Problems and Possibilities (1990) |
| Doctoral advisor | Samuel DeWitt Proctor |
| Influences | James H. Cone |
| Academic work | |
| School or tradition | Black liberation theology |
| Institutions | United Theological Seminary Chicago Theological Seminary Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary |
| Influenced | Barack Obama |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/ | United States Marine Corps United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1961–1967 |
| Rank | Private First Class Hospital Corpsman Third Class |
| Unit | 2nd Marine Division Presidential medical team |
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