A Voice in the Village

About the Book

As Senior Minister of Judson Memorial Church from 1956-1992, Howard Moody’s ministry spanned three decades of exciting and turbulent times in artistic, cultural and political life. From the heart of Greenwich Village, he led Judson in a diverse ministry to the underserved, including: advocating compassion for drug addicts; organizing the Clergy Consultation Service on Abortion (1967) which helped women find safe abortions; working with prostitutes and for decriminalization of the laws that punish them; pioneering medical advocacy and later critical care for AIDS patients as well as LGBT rights. And all of this was set in the midst of a church that was breaking ground in avant-garde art, music, theater and dance while seeking out honesty and authenticity in worship and what it means to be church.

About the Author

Reverend Howard R. Moody Biographical Sketch Moody is ordained in American Baptist Churches and the United Church of Christ. A co-founder of the Center for Medical Consumers, he also is a member of the Board of Directors of the NYCLU and one of the founders of the reform movement of the Democratic Party in New York City. Moody is the author of The Fourth Man and co-author with the late Arlene Carmen of Abortion Counseling and Social Change and Working Women: The Subterranean World of Street Prostitution. His articles have appeared in a variety of publications including The Christian Century, Christianity & Crisis, as well as Playboy and The Nation. Moody is now retired and living part-time in Santa Barbara and in New York City, where in his redeployment, he has been the motivating force behind the creation of two organizations: The Coalition for Baptist Principles; and Religious Leaders for a More Just and Compassionate Drug Policy, a national mobilization of clergy for drug law reform.