Revd Dr Michael N. Jagessar is a Reformed minister, currently serving as Secretary for Racial Justice and Multicultural Ministry of the United Reformed Church (England, Scotland and Wales). From 2012-2014 he will serve as Moderator of the General Assembly of the United Reformed Church.

His research interests include intercultural theology and practice in mission and ministry; Postcolonial theology; migrant churches in the UK and Europe; and habits of heart and mind: practicing hospitality, generosity and radical welcome. His publications include Full Life for All: The Work and Theology of Philip A. Potter, (Boekencentrum BV, Zoetermeer 1997); Black Theology in Britain – A Reader, Michael Jagessar & Anthony Reddie (Equinox Publishers, August 2007); Postcolonial Black British Theology, Michael Jagessar & Anthony Reddie (Epworth Press, 2007); The Edge(s) of God: New Liturgical Texts and Contexts in Conversation, Michael Jagessar, Stephen Burns and Nicola Slee (Epworth/SCM, December 2008); Christian Worship: Postcolonial Perspectives by Michael N. Jagessar & Stephen Burns (Equinox Publishers, 2011); “The Sacred in Caribbean Literature: A Theological Conversation,” in Reading Spiritualities: Constructing and Re-presenting the Sacred Deborah Sawyer and Dawn Llewellyn (Hampshire & Burlington: Routledge, 2008), pp.27-50; ‘Is Jesus the only Way? Doing Black Christian God-Talk in a Multi-Religious City (Birmingham, UK)”, in Black Theology and International Journal 7/1 (2009), pp.1-30; “A Brief Con-version: A Caribbean and Black-British Postcolonial Scrutiny of Christian Conversion” in Black theology: An International Journal 7/3 (2009), pp. 300-324; ‘Living Missional Lives in a Multi-faith Landscape: Some Thoughts on Reconstructing Mission,” in Bangalore Theological Forum, 2010.