Keith Magee

Biography

The Reverend Professor Keith Magee is a public intellectual, public theologian, political advisor and social justice scholar. Having trained as an economist and in theology, his work reflects on the Ten Commandments as ‘public policies’, thereby exploring how they inform society through belief, culture, and economic and social justice. He is the newly appointed Chair and Professor of Social Justice at Newcastle University and Senior Fellow in Culture and Justice at the University College London. He founded The Social Justice Institute in 2014, while in post at Boston University, which remains the hub for his independent work and research. He is also the Lead Pastor at The Berachah Church – which has a global virtual presence.

One of his greatest accomplishments was serving for five years as the founding director of the National Public Housing Museum in Chicago, Illinois which is committed to being a living cultural experience on social justice and human rights, illuminating the power of place.

He served as an advisor for the Biden-Harris administration on racial inequality, having served as an advisor to the campaign. He served as Senior Religious Affairs Advisor with the Obama for America 2008 and 2012 campaigns, subsequently working alongside the Obama administration’s Faith Based Initiative. Previously, he served as Co-Chair of the Massachusetts Council of Chaplains in State Institutions for Governor Deval Patrick. Additionally, he sits on the board of directors of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation where he’s Chair of both the Endowment and Nominations committees. He is also a Trustee of Facing History and Ourselves and the Co-Chair of Black Britain and Beyond. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and was inducted into Morehouse College’s Martin Luther King Jr. Collegium of Scholars.

Magee is the author of the newly released Prophetic Justice: Essays and Reflections on Race, Religion and Politics, Dolman Scott.