For ex- colored people who have lost faith in white- body supremacy
Like those who say of themselves “I was born to sing” or “I was born to dance,” speaking of an innate desire or ability, I can say of this work that I was born to do it. My reponse to race has remained consistent though only recently have I come to understand why. This fascination began […]
Read MoreI had been looking for answers as to why God created me black after studying what Du Bois refers to in The Souls of Black Folk as “the problem of the color line”; the concept of “the Negro problem”; and socially defined black people as “the white man’s burden,” the title of the English poet […]
Read More“Do not be anxious about anything.” ~Philippians 4.6 For the past few months, I have been taking a class designed to equip new and prospective leaders for pastoral ministry. Like most who discern a call to pastor, I have approached the possibility in disbelief and yet it seems unsurprisingly inevitable. In our last class, the […]
Read MoreAfter a conversation with a friend this week about the blog, I agreed with her that it was necessary to expound upon why I seek to live life without race. I briefly shared with her my childhood and formative experiences in a hyper- racialized home environment. From conception, my life has been determined by race. […]
Read MoreHe 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 […]
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The Raceless Gospel 