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Chine McDonald
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Chine McDonald is head of public engagement at Christian Aid and the incoming director of Theos think tank. She previously led in fundraising and communications roles in other faith-based charities, including as Director of Communications, Fundraising & Membership at the Evangelical Alliance. She read theology & religious studies at Cambridge University before training as a newspaper journalist and over the years has written for several newspapers including the Guardian, Independent, the Times, the Daily Mirror and the Big Issue. Chine is a regular contributor to BBC Religion & Ethics programmes, including Thought for the Day on Radio 4’s Today programme, the Daily Service, Pause for Thought and Prayer for the Day. She also sits on a number of charity boards, including Greenbelt Festival and Christians in Media. Chine regularly speaks and writes on issues of race and faith. Her second book God Is Not a White Man & Other Revelations was published by Hodder & Stoughton in May 2021. Her first book – Am I Beautiful? – explored body image among Christian women.