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title: CEO of The Center for Public Justice to speak at Dordt University
date: 2022-09-23T15:11:00-05:00
author: Sarah Moss
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# CEO of The Center for Public Justice to speak at Dordt University

 

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 ![]()Stephanie Summers, CEO of [The Center for Public Justice](http://cpjustice.org/), will present a talk entitled “Loving Your Neighbor through Politics” on Monday, October 3, at 11 a.m. in the B.J. Haan Auditorium. This presentation is part of the [2022-23 First Mondays Speaker Series](https://www.dordt.edu/news/dordt-to-host-first-monday-speaker-series).

Summers is a co-author with *Washington Post* columnist Michael J. Gerson and Katie Thompson of [*Unleashing Opportunity: Why Escaping Poverty Requires a Shared Vision of Justice*](http://www.sharedjustice.org/unleashing-opportunity/) (Falls City Press). A frequent speaker and moderator, recent topics include Christian activism in [*Reformed Public Theology*](http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/reformed-public-theology/399990) (Baker Academic) and leadership in [*The Routledge Handbook of Religious Literacy, Pluralism, and Global Engagement*](https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Handbook-of-Religious-Literacy-Pluralism-and-Global-Engagement/Seiple-Hoover/p/book/9780367478025) (Routledge). She is a recipient of the inaugural Duke Divinity Reflective Leadership Award. She also serves as a Trustee of Eastern University, where she received her M.S. in Nonprofit Management.

Summers was also recently featured on the [in All things podcast](https://inallthings.org/podcast-equipping-for-political-engagement-with-stephanie-summers/), which is hosted by Associate Professor of Theology Dr. Justin Bailey.

The community is welcome to attend this free event.

**About Dordt University**

As an institution of higher education committed to the Reformed Christian perspective, Dordt University equips students, faculty, alumni, and the broader community to work toward Christ-centered renewal in all aspects of contemporary life. Located in Sioux Center, Iowa, Dordt is a comprehensive university named to the best college lists by U.S. News and World Report, Wall Street Journal, Times Higher Education, Forbes.com, Washington Monthly, and Princeton Review.

 

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