Dr. Beverly Mitchell is the Douglas R. Chandler Church History Chair and professor of Systematic Theology and Church History at Wesley Theological Seminary. She teaches courses in historical, systematic, and contextual theology; church history, including African American religious history; and human rights. She regularly co-teaches a class on domestic and global poverty. Mitchell has authored numerous articles and books; her recent scholarship focuses on challenges to human dignity in the face of white supremacy, economic injustice, and genocide. Mitchell holds a doctorate in systematic theology from Boston College. She has strong American Baptist roots and is currently a member of a local Episcopal church. Washington, DC.
