Author: Carolyn B. Helsel

Carolyn B. Helsel is the Associate Professor in the Blair Monie Distinguished Chair of Homiletics at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Prior to joining the faculty in 2015, she served as a transitional pastor for the Presbyterian Church in Sudbury, Massachusetts, and as a visiting professor at both the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry and Wartburg Theological Seminary. She is the author of Anxious to Talk about It: Helping White Christians Talk Faithfully about Racism and Preaching about Racism: A Guide for Faith Leaders. Together, both books earned the Association of Parish Clergy's 2019 Book(s) of the Year Award. She is also the coauthor with Y. Joy Harris-Smith of The ABCs of Diversity: Helping Kids (and Ourselves!) Embrace Our Differences and with Song-Mi Suzie Park of The Flawed Family of God: Stories about the Imperfect Families in Genesis.