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Timothy King

Timothy is a graduate of North Park University in Chicago with degrees in both theology and philosophy. After graduation, he worked for the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF) as an organizer on the South Side of Chicago. Tim ran campaigns around food access, school funding reform, ex-offender issues, and youth homelessness. He developed and implemented organizing curriculums for high school to graduate level classes. After a brief stint as a campaign consultant, Timothy came on staff with Sojourners in 2008, where he served as Chief Strategy Officer until 2015. Timothy has been a guest on many radio shows and podcasts and his perspectives and work have been featured on ABC News, the BBC, TIME, CNN, Christianity Today, The Christian Post, and the Daily Beast, and he was a contributor to the 2014 book Disquiet Time: Rants and Reflections on the Good Book by the Skeptical, the Faithful, and a Few Scoundrels. Timothy writes regularly about the intersection of faith and politics, and, most recently about his return to the family farm in New Hampshire. Read more of his work at Almost Home (www.timothymichaelking.com).

(A)theologies, Archive, FeaturedMay 29, 2015

Swimming Against the Tide: Religious (Non) Affiliation Might Not Mean What You Think It Means

By Timothy King

If religious kitsch is a guilty pleasure, one of my favorite indulgences is a graphic…

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Archive, Culture, Featured, StoriesMay 13, 2015

Hicksters, Stickers, and Affection: Why I Left D.C. for the Family Farm

By Timothy King

Last November, I returned to my family’s farm in New Hampshire to celebrate Thanksgiving and…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Culture, FeaturedApril 17, 2015

Six Overlooked Gems from the Future of World Religions Report

By Timothy King

The Leftovers: Hot HBO Drama or Hot New Religious Trend?

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