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Theological reflections on Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
A couple of weeks ago I attended a performance of August Wilson‘s play Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom at the Guthrie Theater here in Minneapolis. The play was intense, humorous, and profane. It… more →
Grateful to the dead
Listening to Jailed Justice
wrote 1 month ago: 50 years ago today, Martin Luther King Jr. wrote his poignant essay “Letter from a Birmingham … more →
King's Theological Resources
wrote 4 months ago: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is best known for his accomplishments in the area of civil rights and fig … more →
Illinois Religious Leaders Clash Over Redefining Civil Marriage, Freedom of Conscience
wrote 4 months ago: – Bishop Sally Dyck (Photo credit: United Methodist News Service) A proposed state effort to leg … more →
African-American Voices
wrote 6 months ago: Dr. Ralph Watkins, Associate Professor at Columbia Theological Seminary discussing the current voice … more →
White Jesus and Black Liberation Theology in American Politics
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wrote 8 months ago: Religion and politics are strange partners, especially in an election year. The faith of the Republi … more →
My review of Divine Discontent: The Religious Imagination of W.E.B. Du Bois
wrote 9 months ago: I am pleased to announce that my review of Divine Discontent: The Religious Imagination of W.E.B. Du … more →
The Conducive Nature of Hip Hop Culture For Missional Praxis (Part 2)
wrote 1 year ago: Michael Eric Dyson, a leading black intellectual states in his newest book Know What I Mean? that … more →
The Conducive Nature of Hip Hop Culture For Missional Praxis (Part 1)
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wrote 1 year ago: One of the most unique, creative, and influential cultures in not only North America but throughout … more →
Kongolese Christianity Comes to the Americas (Link)
wrote 1 year ago: There was an article published recently by John Thorton and Linda Heywood, both of Boston University … more →
The segregated Hour
wrote 1 year ago: Ever wonder why Sunday morning is the most segregated time in America? Have you ever considered the … more →
Soul Food: Embracing My Inner Old Black Lady (Part I)
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wrote 1 year ago: Grandma Florence, circa 1990 My maternal grandmother was the worst singer of church songs, ever. I m … more →
Theological reflections on Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
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wrote 2 years ago: A couple of weeks ago I attended a performance of August Wilson‘s play Ma Rainey’s Black … more →
Christianity - The Good News about Barack Obama, an American Christian President
wrote 2 years ago: Fear God and keep His Commandments for this is the whole duty of man. - Ecclesiastes 12:13 The Good … more →
The King James Bible in African American Churches
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wrote 2 years ago: Dr. Virgil Wood and his African American Jubilee Edition of the King James Bible The following comes … more →
Poor, black, and female: Amanda Berry Smith preached holiness in the teeth of racism
wrote 2 years ago: What follows is this week’s talk in the series I am doing at Messiah Episcopal Church, St. Pau … more →
"No respecter of persons": Recession threatens historic black church and Crystal Cathedral alike
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wrote 2 years ago: The Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church This church is one of the 11 most endangered his … more →
"Seek first the kingdom of God"; slaves built this church instead of buying their freedom
wrote 2 years ago: First African Baptist Church, Savannah (Chatham County, Georgia) From an outstanding article (and ch … more →
Black women made the civil rights movement happen--no surprise here!
wrote 2 years ago: Here’s an exciting new book examining the social influence of black Christian women in 20th (a … more →
New monastic Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove retells monastic history
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wrote 2 years ago: Though the following is a critical review, I want to be clear: I am deeply sympathetic with the aims … more →
