Higher Purpose Forum: God's Dream - Building a Racially Integrated Society - Part 2

God’s Dream: Building a Racially-Integrated Culture in America (Part 2)

Co-Presenters: Jeffrey Kingsley & Christine Edwards

Respondent : Rev. Zagery J. Oliver Vice President, Universal Peace Federation

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We invite you to tomorrow’s meeting of the Higher Purpose Forum in which we will cover an important and concluding chapter in our long-running series: Providence & Race in America.

Our presenters are Christine Edwards and Jeff Kingsley. They grew up in the same town (Princeton, NJ), attended the same middle and high schools, and even shelved books

together after school at the Princeton Public Library! Christine and Jeffrey are pleased to have worked together on this project (several years in the making) based upon their shared history, common interests, and unique perspectives.

Their talk will present an understanding, based on Unificationist ideals, of the basis for true racial integration and harmony in the U.S., and how that of vision racial harmony contriubutes to the fulfillment of the country’s purpose. A specific emphasis will be placed on the role of the arts and culture in creating an environment conducive to advancing racial harmony.

We are pleased to have Rev. Zagery J. Oliver, an early and long-time contributor and supporter of HPF, as our Respondent.

Jeffrey Kingsley Jeff obtained his BA in economics from Rutgers University, and upon graduation worked as a policy analyst for the NJ Governor’s Office. He subsequently matriculated at Princeton University in the public policy graduate program. Jeff joined CARP in 1980 and was involved in campus ministry for the next 7 years. He earned his M.Div. degree from HJ International Graduate School in 1990 and returned to campus ministry work at Princeton University. In addition, he developed an ESL tutoring business for immigrant Japanese and Korean businessmen and then taught ESL in public schools for 26 years. Currently, he does private SAT tutoring, and is an advisor and content creator for the Higher Purpose Forum. His passion in activism througout his life has been to promote the complementarity between races, religions, and political ideologies.

Christine Edwards Christine is the daughter of an Afro-American father and a Swiss-German mother– her paternal grandfather being a minister in the AME church, and her maternal granduncle, a minister in the Church of Zwingli. She obtained her BFA in Fine Arts from SUNY in Purchase and an MRE at HJ International Graduate School 1984. Christine has done volunteer work with CARP campus ministry in New York and Germany. She worked at the New York City Tribune and the Manhattan Center and did contract work for the Professors World Peace Academy. Growing up in a multiracial family based in both the U.S. and Europe has profoundly shaped her life perspective which she

brings to all of her endeavors.

Rev. Zagery J. Oliver Vice President, Universal Peace Federation Director of “Stop the Violence”

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Upcoming HPF Meetings

Tues. July 2 The Family & Positive Peace Title: The Pivotal Role of the Family in Realizing World Peace Presenter: Dr Thomas Ward, Provost and Professor at HJI Graduate School Respondent: TBA

Sincerely, James Edgerly Director, Higher Purpose Forum