Project: Realizing the Dream

In pursuit of the beloved community advocated by the life, love, and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., Bethel University is pleased to welcome Rev. Dr. Gerrie Lubbe pastor, professor, and social justice activist from South Africa.

View the schedule of events to learn more about Lubbe's speaking engagements at Bethel University and at other locations throughout the Twin Cities.

Lubbe and Bishop Tutu at the SA Cricket banquet in celebration of Tutu’s 75th birthday in 2006.

About Rev. Dr. Gerrie Lubbe

Rev. Dr. Gerrie Lubbe is professor of religious studies emeritus at the University of South Africa, following 24 years in the discipline. As an ordained minister of religion in the Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa for almost four decades, Lubbe has a keen interest in inter-religious dialogue, religious education, and cultural and religious diversity.

Lubbe and his wife Jeanetta, a teacher by profession, served in the ministry during the Apartheid regime and continue as faith and social justice activists in a democratic South Africa. A friend of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Lubbe currently serves as director of the Desmond Tutu Diversity Trust.

Lubbe is welcomed to Bethel under the auspices of the Office of Reconciliation Studies and with the full support of newly inaugurated President Jay Barnes.

> Read a speech Lubbe presented at the Freedom Day Celebrations in Kigali, Rwanda.