J.T. Young is a pastor and public theologian based in St. Louis, MO. He is currently the Ministerial Director of Discipleship and Missions at Concord Trinity UMC and is pursuing ordination as a Deacon in the United Methodist Church. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Religion from Lindenwood University, a Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary, and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Ministry at Eden Theological Seminary. His research focuses on how engaging with local histories of oppression affects moral formation and theological meaning-making in the church. His first book, Extremists for Love: A Theological Introduction to the Struggle for Racial Justice in America, is currently under contract with Wipf and Stock Publishers.