Dr. Eric J. Freeman is a scholar, author, and clergy leader specializing in Emancipatory Homiletics™, historical theology, and social ethics. He holds a PhD in Preaching with a concentration in Social Ethics from the Clamp Divinity School at Anderson University. Blending academic rigor with pastoral insight, Dr. Freeman writes to equip believers for spiritual formation, cultural engagement, and gospel-centered justice. His most recent work, 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘢𝘶𝘭: 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘬é’𝘴 𝘌𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤, explores the preaching legacy of Francis James Grimké through the lens of Pauline theology, offering a bold framework for gospel-informed activism. His previous works include 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘬𝘦́'𝘴 𝘎𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘭 𝘌𝘤𝘩𝘰: 𝘈 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨; 𝘊𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘍𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩: 𝘌𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘚𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘒𝘯𝘰𝘸; and 𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘯: 𝘈 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘌𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. Dr. Freeman serves as Senior Pastor of The Meeting Place Church of Greater Columbia and is the founder of The Freeman Institute for Integrative Research.