A. Roy Eckardt

{{Short description|American theologian and pastor}}

Arthur Roy Eckardt (August 8, 1918 – May 5, 1998) was an American theologian and pastor in the United Methodist Church, described as "a pioneer in Christian-Jewish relations".{{cite journal |last1=Littell |first1=Franklin |title=In memoriam: Roy Eckardt |journal=Journal of Genocide Research |date=1999 |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=11–12 |doi=10.1080/14623529908413931}}{{cite news |last1=Blumenthal |first1=Ralph |title=Roy Eckardt, 79, a Pioneer In Christian-Jewish Relations |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/09/arts/roy-eckardt-79-a-pioneer-in-christian-jewish-relations.html |access-date=27 December 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=9 May 1998}}{{cite journal |title=In Memoriam: Professor A. Roy Eckardt |journal=Holocaust and Genocide Studies |date=1998 |volume=12 |issue=3 |pages=519 |doi=10.1093/hgs/12.3.519}} In 1979 President Jimmy Carter named Dr. Eckardt a special consultant to the President's Commission on the Holocaust. Along with his wife, Alice L. Eckardt, he wrote many books.