Lisa Sharon Harper

It was a privilege to conduct this interview along with my wife Jenn, with Lisa Sharon Harper. From Ferguson to New York to Germany and South Africa, Lisa Sharon Harper leads trainings and helps mobilize clergy and community leaders around shared values for the common good. A prolific speaker, writer and activist, Ms. Harper is the founder and president of FreedomRoad.us and author of several books including “The Very Good Gospel”. Walter Brueggemann said that Lisa witnesses “to a saving transformative, reconciling faith that is indeed “very good”.” In 2015 The Huffington Post recognized her as one of “50 Powerful Women Religious Leaders to Celebrate on International Women’s Day.” Most recently, Relevant Magazine recognized The Very Good Gospel as one of “Six Books that Will Change the Way You See the World” and Ms. Harper as one of “Seven Leaders to Follow in 2017. As well as looking at the context of America and racism, she speaks candidly about her journey to find her Irish roots...