Kimberlee Johnson

Rev. Dr. Kimberlee A. Johnson is Director of the Prison Education Program at Eastern University where she also serves on the faculty. She has decades of experience in urban ministry and is a local clergy leader in Philadelphia. She is a member of the Coalition for Juvenile Justice, and volunteers with Decarcerate PA and the Philadelphia Bail Fund. She is also a trained Inside Out Prison Exchange Program Instructor. Kimberlee A. Johnson is also founder of the Fellowship of Women Clergy.

The Impact of George Floyd’s Murder on the Church

Presentation Given at December 1, 2021 Colloquium Part of Educating Urban Ministers in Philadelphia After 2020 project Presentation Question: How did the murder of George Floyd impact churches and ministries in the greater Philadelphia area? The fury of generations rained down on the United States of America in the wake of the public torture and […]

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Prison Education and the Church

Philosophy. Oral Rhetoric. Christian Formation. Business. Biology. These are among the many subjects studied by incarcerated college students. Behind barbed wire, concrete walls, and steel doors resides intellectually curious men and women who are enrolled in rigorous academic programs. But the resources for postsecondary education are sparse. And few Christians are assisting in this academic

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