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Jacquelyn Grant is an author, theology professor, and minister

Early Life

Jacquelyn Grant is an author, theology professor, and minister. Born in the 7th District of Georgetown, South Carolina on December 19, 1948, she always had an interest in religion, attending Catholic school at a young age, and graduating from Howard High school in 1966. A graduate of Bennett College and Turner Theological Seminary, she achieved her Ph.D in systematic theology at Union Theological Seminary, NY under the tutelage of Dr. James Cone, who is known as the father of Black Theology. In 1977, Grant became involved with Harvard Divinity School’s Women’s Research Program and with her involvement, it led to the creation of the Women’s Studies in Religion Program in which she remained for two years.