Mission
Eastern University’s Social Justice Research Institute bears the name of Dr. Tony Campolo, a “son” of Eastern University, who was a graduate of Eastern Baptist College and Eastern Seminary, a faculty member, and professor emeritus of sociology. Dr. Campolo lived a long and fruitful life committed to a Christian conception of social justice, founding and leading the Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education (EAPE), founding the Red Letter Christian movement, authoring 39 books, associate pastoring at Mount Carmel Baptist Church in Philadelphia, and speaking at national and international engagements.
The Campolo Institute for Applied Research in Social Justice is grounded in Dr. Campolo’s commitment to combining rigorous scholarship, tireless work for social justice, and heart for ministry. Through creating awareness, knowledge, skills, and a commitment to partner with the victims of injustice, the institute seeks to replace unjust systems and structures with just policies, processes, and new means of community power.
Rev. Dr. Tony Campolo
Eastern University’s Justice Institute bears the name of Dr. Tony Campolo, a “son” of Eastern University, who is a graduate of Eastern Baptist College and Eastern Seminary, a former faculty member and now professor emeritus of sociology. As Founder and President of the Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education (EAPE), a founder of the Red Letter Christian movement, author of 39 books, internationally renowned speaker and associate pastor of the Mount Carmel Baptist Church in Philadelphia, Dr. Campolo has lived a life committed to a Christian conception of social justice.
In honor of Dr. Campolo’s unique ability and commitment to combining scholarship, tireless work for social justice and ministry, the Campolo Institute for Applied Research in Social Justice at Eastern University is creating awareness, knowledge, skills and commitment to partner with the victims of injustice to uproot systems and structures that condemn them and generate instead just policies, processes and new means of community power.