Rev. Dr. Peter G. Heltzel

- Associate Professor of Systematic Theology
- Director of the Micah Institute

Office phone: 212-870-1252
E-Mail: pheltzel@nyts.edu

Educational Background

• B.A. Wheaton College
• M.Div. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
• Ph.D. Boston University

Religious Affiliation

• Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

Peter Goodwin Heltzel is Associate Professor of Theology and Director of the Micah Institute at New York Theological Seminary.  He is the author of Jesus and Justice: Evangelicals, Race and American Politics (Yale University Press).  His edited volumes include The Chalice Introduction to Theology (Chalice Press), Evangelicals and Empire (Brazos Press) with Bruce Ellis Benson, and Theology in Global Context (T&T Clark Press) with Amos Yong.  In addition to writing for Books & Culture, Science & Theology News, and Sojourners, he has published numerous articles in journals, such as Political Theology, Princeton Theological Review and the Scottish Journal of Theology. Heltzel won a Theological Research Fellowship from the Association of Theological Schools (2006-2007) and a Sabbatical Fellowship from the Louisville Institute (2008-2009).  He is a participant in the Luce/AAR Program in Comparative Theology and Theologies of Religion.  An ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), he serves as co-chair of the Anti-Racism/Pro-Reconciliation Team of the Northeastern Region.