Luke Bretherton

Professor Luke Bretherton is Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology at Christ Church, Oxford.

Prior to Oxford Bretherton was the Robert E. Cushman Distinguished Professor of Moral and Political Theology and Senior Fellow of the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University, and a Reader in Theology & Politics and Convener of the Faith & Public Policy Forum at King’s College London.

Alongside his scholarly work, he writes in the media on topics related to religion and politics, has worked with a variety of faith-based NGOs, mission agencies, and churches around the world, and has been actively involved over many years in forms of grassroots democratic politics, both in the UK and the US.

He also hosts the Listen, Organize, Act! podcast which focuses on the history and contemporary practice of community organizing and the role religion plays in democracy.