Emancipatory Homiletics™

A Scholarly Framework for Faith-Informed Social Action and Policy Development

Evangelical Emancipatory Homiletics™ (EEH) is an interdisciplinary framework developed by Dr. Eric J. Freeman that bridges theological scholarship, social ethics, and public policy. This innovative approach provides academic institutions, policy organizations, and civic leaders with research-based tools for addressing systemic inequity through faith-informed community engagement and institutional transformation.

Academic Applications

Higher Education Leadership

  • Curriculum development for ethics, theology, and public policy programs

  • Faculty development in interdisciplinary social justice pedagogy

  • Institutional strategic planning for community engagement initiatives

Policy Research & Development

  • Framework for analyzing the intersection of religious liberty and social policy

  • Research methodology for studying faith-based community development

  • Theoretical foundation for public-private partnership strategies

International Development

  • Cross-cultural leadership development in diverse religious contexts

  • Framework for understanding faith-based social movements globally

  • Academic research on religion's role in economic development

Professional Services

Strategic Consulting Organizations seeking to integrate faith-informed approaches to social impact, community development, or institutional transformation.

Executive Education & Training Customized seminars for academic institutions, policy organizations, and international development agencies.

Research Collaboration Partnership opportunities for academic institutions studying the intersection of religion, public policy, and social change.

Scholarly Resources

Core Research:

  • Doctoral dissertation: Pauline Echoes in the Preaching and Activism of Francis James Grimké

  • Monograph: Social Justice and Echoes of Paul: Grimké's Evangelical Emancipatory Homiletic

  • Forthcoming chapter: "The Cross or the Flag?" (Baylor University Press)

Contact for Academic Partnerships: Dr. Eric J. Freeman, PhD
ericfreeman@gse.harvard.edu
Harvard Graduate School of Education