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The Pro Sports Plantation: Fanon And the Black Body

“what do you call an educated negro with a B.A. or an M.A., with a B.S., or a PhD?” The answer? “You call him a nigger, because that is what the white man calls him, a nigger.”- Malcolm X “However, … Continue reading

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Monday Musing: Horton, Pinnock and the Influence of Theology

I’m working my way through Horton’s new Systematic theology book, A Christian Faith: A Systematic Theology for Pilgrims on the Way.  (For previous posts see here and here).  In chapter six, God: The Incommunicable Attributes, Horton talks about the relationship … Continue reading

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James K A Smith on Race and Reformed Theology

About two weeks ago, I received the good news that I was going to be receiving a free book, and James K A Smith would be answering my question for his book. It was a brilliant response, and I feel … Continue reading

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Winning a Book, Becoming Less Skeptical?

So,  there are certain people, who will go unnamed who note that I am ever so quick to comment skeptically on this trend or a quote, or whatever happens to be on my mind that day. I think I am … Continue reading

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The New Calvinism: Astroturf or Grassroots Movement?

There was a lingering debate during the 2010 mid-term elections season whether or not the Tea Party Movement/One Nation/Coffee Party were all astroturf or grassroots.  I think it is a matter of whether or not you watched Fox News (Republican … Continue reading

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