Chine McDonald

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.