As we prepare for Ben Campbell’s visit on November 1, join a group of folks to study his book Richmond’s Unhealed History.
Purchase a book: Copies of Richmond’s Unhealed History will be available on campus on Sunday, Oct. 6, 13 and 27.
Follow our study guide curriculum: On Sunday, Oct. 13 at 11:15 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall, we’ll be handing out a curriculum so we can study the book independently in advance of Ben’s lecture.
ABOUT THE BOOK: In a detailed look at the history of Richmond, Benjamin Campbell examines the contradictions and crises that have formed the city over more than four centuries. Campbell argues that the community of metropolitan Richmond is engaged in a decisive spiritual battle in the coming decade. He believes the city, more than any in the nation, has the potential for an unprecedented and historic achievement. Its citizens can redeem and fulfill the ideals of their ancestors, proving to the world that race and class can be conquered by the deliberate and prayerful intention of honest and dedicated citizens.
ABOUT REV. CAMPBELL: A native of Arlington, Virginia, the Rev. Benjamin P. Campbell studied political science and political economy at Williams College in Massachusetts, and studied theology as a Rhodes Scholar at the Queen’s College in Oxford. He received a Master’s in Divinity and an honorary Doctorate in Divinity from the Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria.
He was ordained to the priesthood of the Episcopal Church in 1966. He came to Richmond in 1970 and has lived in Church Hill since that time. He has ministered to three Episcopal churches, and served as Communications Director and subsequently Program Director of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia. He directed two non-profit corporations—the Richmond Urban Institute, and Home Base, Incorporated, a neighborhood-based low-income housing corporation. In 1987, he became Pastoral Director of Richmond Hill, an ecumenical Christian community and retreat center on Church Hill in Richmond.
QUESTIONS? Contact L.J. Jaworski (lj@thirdrva.org)