Mark Lewis Taylor

Professor of Theology and Culture

Ph.D., University of Chicago Divinity School

mark.taylor@ptsem.edu

Presbyterian

	Ghosts of American Lands: A Spirituality of Revolutionary Populism
	seeking out music of protest and struggle in grassroots movements

Mark Lewis Taylor, professor of theology and culture at Princeton Seminary, believes that “part of the present challenge of contemporary theology is to do theology that is rooted not only in the church and in the academy, but also in the people’s movements for social change occurring in other sectors of public life.” Dr. Taylor’s special interest in culture and theology is reflected in both his life and his work. Since 1987, he has studied regularly in Guatemala and in Chiapas, Mexico, where he analyzes the cultural and political dynamics of the churches as they move closer to a contextualized Mayan theology that also facilitates resistance to military repression. .

An ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), he is also the coordinator of Academics for Mumia Abu-Jamal, Inc. (AMAJ) and a New Jersey organizer for Save-Our-Children Coalition against Police Brutality.

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