For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
He is a renowned theologian and ethicist, the Gilbert T. Rowe Professor of Theological Ethics at Duke Divinity School, named “America’s Best Theologian” by Time magazine in 2001, and the author of several books, his most recent Hannah’s Child: A Theologian’s Memoir. He is also a proud Texan. On a sign that identifies the room […]
Read MoreRace should not be confused with God though it is often an unconscious and easily accessible substitute, our go- to god and our alternative deity. Our faith in race is one passed down to us as a supplement to our Christianity, evident in the unspoken belief that there are scenarios in America’s racialized society that […]
Read MoreThere are so many reasons to believe in race and it is certainly easier to just accept the reality that I have been given— to be as I’m told. Black. But, what if I don’t agree? Is it then wrong to talk back to society, to argue with the seemingly parental figure that is my […]
Read MoreI’ve been attracted to the story of race and its characters since I was about twelve years old. My interest is not reactionary, a response to a slur or a derogatory comment meant to degrade or to cause me to question my presence in the world. Instead, it began in a classroom with my introduction to the slave narratives […]
Read MoreRace does not exist. It is but a construct of our social imagination; a single mental image that is perceived as real and that we have agreed to bring into our reality. It is but a dream filled with mythical characters like the mammy, brute, Jezebel, and Uncle Tom. It is a place where people become colors– black, […]
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The Raceless Gospel 