Category Archives: the Church

The Africana Bible: Women, Art, and Responsibility

Posted on February 8, 2012 by RodtRDH

My Ethiopian Bible is bigger than Your White King James Bible!!! “Let me add one more line in order to connect my African-South African reality with that of my fellow Africana sisters: ‘Isono sethu ubulili bethu besifazane–”Our sin is our … Continue reading →

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Introducing The Africana Bible: Not A Commentary, but A Folklore

Posted on February 4, 2012 by RodtRDH

The Africana Bible: Reading Israel’s Scriptures From Africa and the African Diaspora When I first heard of The Africana Bible, my first reaction was, oh, here we go again. What haven’t black scholars already said about Black Interpretation and The … Continue reading →

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The New Black Theology And The Patristics

Posted on January 26, 2012 by RodtRDH

TOWARDS A CRITICAL RACE THEOLOGY? Traditionally, the Patristics and their work were used as apologetics to protect Christians and our propositional truth claims. Tertullian agrees with me! No Augustine agrees with me! Origen is a heretic! Clement of Alexandria? Can … Continue reading →

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Plutarch, the New Testament, and the Church Fathers

Posted on January 25, 2012 by RodtRDH

Last year in December, Joel made note of the similarities between the Pastoral Letter of 1st Timothy and Plutarch. As I was reading Plutarch’s Morals on Kindle myself, I noticed a few similarities between this 2nd century thinker’s viewpoint and … Continue reading →

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The Patristics And The Abolition of Slavery

Posted on January 21, 2012 by RodtRDH

I am still up in the air when it comes to the apostle Paul and his views on the enslavement of human beings in his letters.  It’s more ambiguous than what either side is telling us, that’s where I stand … Continue reading →

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