Theological Bankruptcy

What will your liturgy on Sunday morning say about Renisha McBride? What sermon will be preached that speaks out for Mike Brown? What benediction will be pronounced that considers Marlene Pinnock? Can you "pass the peace" if you only mean peace for your own neighborhood or community?

PUBLIC LIFE

Ferguson, James Cone, Michael Brown, Renisha McBride, spotlight, Yolanda Pierce

August 12, 2014

Which side are you on? Breaking the Silence Against Modern Day Lynching

HOW CAN AMERICA ENCOURAGE DEMOCRACY ABROAD WHEN POLICE AT HOME MURDER UNARMED MALE AND FEMALE AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE STREETS, AT THEIR HOMES, IN SCHOOLS AND IN JAILS

NEWS & VIEWS

Ferguson, Michael Brown, spotlight

August 12, 2014

Don’t Mess With My Messiah: Black Jesus, Blind Faith & Biblical Foolishness

Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear?" PUH-LEEZ.... we're so colonized that we don't even understand when we're defending the elements of our own oppression!!!

CULTURE

Black Jesus, Earle Fisher, spotlight

August 12, 2014

‘Black Jesus’: Beneath the Drugs and Profanity, Is There a Message of Theological Reflection?

For those among the faithful who have a critical eye to see and a critical ear to hear it, on some level this show just might provoke us into (re)presenting to those living in oppressed spaces a Jesus with knows all about our struggles. This is our job!

CULTURE

Black Jesus, Christopher House, spotlight

August 8, 2014

Black Jesus: We Have Other Things to Boycott

What I know now is that I am already tired of the ways in which some of the same Black Christians who call for a defense of Jesus against this depiction have little or no energy for the defense of the women, the Black women, who often love and serve their Lord and Savior Jesus Christ the most.

CULTURE

Black Jesus, Boycott, Leslie Callahan, spotlight

July 29, 2014

Seeking Sanctuary

When the church you call home mocks you; when the community you live in blames you; when your workplace doesn't value you; when the police won't protect you; and when all forms of public media degrades you...where do you turn for sanctuary?

NEWS & VIEWS

Renisha McBride, spotlight, Yolanda Pierce

July 16, 2014

“Cut Dead But Still Alive” By Dr. Gregory Ellison

Emory University pastoral care professor Gregory Ellison discusses his new book "Cut Dead But Still Alive," what it means to be cut dead, how he chronicles the difficult lives of five African American young men, and why it's important to truly see someone.

BOOKS

Cut Dead But Still Alive, fearlessdialogues.com, Gregory Ellison, spotlight

June 17, 2014

Pastor Otis Moss, III: The Gospel According to the Wiz

Rev. Joan R. Harrell speaks with Pastor Otis Moss about his new book,"The Gospel According to the Wiz: Sermons and Cinema"

BOOKS

Rev. Joan R. Harrel, Rev. Otis Moss III, spotlight, The Gospel According to the Wiz

May 23, 2014

Moral Monday Returns | NC Forward Together Movement

May 19th, 2014 - New building rules enacted by the North Carolina General Assembly in an effort to stifle Moral Monday protests do not deter the Forward Together Movement as they return in full force to Raleigh at the beginning of the 2014 Legislative Session.

PUBLIC LIFE

moral mondays, NC NAACP, Rev. William Barber, spotlight

May 22, 2014

#REPARATIONS: The Role of the Faith Community

The Role of the Faith Community and, particularly, the Black Church in working towards the liberation of God’s people from the lingering effects of the oppressive European slave trade.

NEWS & VIEWS

Dr. Iva Carrthers, Dr. Jeremiah Wright, Dr. Ron Daniels, reparations, Samuel Dewitt Proctor Conference, spotlight

Theological Bankruptcy

Which side are you on? Breaking the Silence Against Modern Day Lynching

Don’t Mess With My Messiah: Black Jesus, Blind Faith & Biblical Foolishness

‘Black Jesus’: Beneath the Drugs and Profanity, Is There a Message of Theological Reflection?

Black Jesus: We Have Other Things to Boycott

Seeking Sanctuary

“Cut Dead But Still Alive” By Dr. Gregory Ellison

Pastor Otis Moss, III: The Gospel According to the Wiz

Moral Monday Returns | NC Forward Together Movement

#REPARATIONS: The Role of the Faith Community

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