Reading while Black African American biblical interpretation as an exercise in hope

Reading Scripture from the perspective of Black church tradition can help us connect with a rich faith history and address the urgent issues of our times. Demonstrating an ongoing conversation between the collective Black experience and the Bible, New Testament scholar Esau McCaulley shares a person...

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Main Author: McCaulley, Esau (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Downer's Grove, Illinois : IVP Academic, an imprint of InterVarsity Press, [2020]
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Table of Contents:
  • South Got Somethin' to Say : Making Space for Black Ecclesial Interpretation
  • Freedom is No Fear : the New Testament and a Theology of Policing
  • Tired Feet, Rested Souls : the New Testament and the Political Witness of the Church
  • Reading While Black : the Bible and the Pursuit of Justice
  • Black and Proud : the Bible and Black Identity
  • What Shall We Do With This Rage? : the Bible and Black Anger
  • Freedom of the Slaves : Pennington's Triumph
  • Conclusion :
  • Exercise in hope
  • Bonus track : Further notes on the development of Black ecclesial interpretation.