Background
Howard, Moses William was born on March 3, 1946 in Americus, Georgia, United States. Son of M. William and Laura (Turner) Howard.
Howard, Moses William was born on March 3, 1946 in Americus, Georgia, United States. Son of M. William and Laura (Turner) Howard.
Bachelor of Arts, Morehouse College, 1968; Doctor of Humane Letters, Morehouse College, 1984; Master of Divinity, Princeton Theological Seminary, 1972; Doctor of Divinity, Miles College, 1979; Doctor of Divinity, Central College, 1980.
Ordained to ministry, American Baptist Church, 1974;
executive director, Black Council, Reformed Church in American, New York City, 1972-1992;
president, New York Theological Seminary, New York City, since 1992. Board directors National Conference Black Churchmen, 1975-1980. Moderator communications of World Council Churches Program to Combat Racism, 1976-1978.
Board directors National Media Foundation. President National Council Churches, 1979-1981. Conductor Christmas services for hostages American embassy, Tehran, 1979.
Chairman United Nations Seminar on Bank Loans to South Africa, Zurich, 1981. Chairman ecumenical delegation to Syria, 1984, instrumental (with Review Jesse Jackson) in obtaining release of Lieutenant Robert O. Goodman, United States Navy. Chair religious commission to welcome Nelson Mandela to United States of America, 1990.
Active Young Men’s Christian Association. Trustee Trenton State College, 1981-1982, National Urban League;board directors Children's Defense Fund, The Independent Sector, founding member People for American Way. President American Committee on Africa, 1987-1992.
Member county Foreign Rels., since 1997. Member National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Association Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (secretary since 1998), Sigma Pi Phi.
Married Barbara Jean Wright, July 11,1970. Children: Matthew Weldon, Adam Turner, Maisha Wright.