Tag Archives: Patristics

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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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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2 New Projects on Zora Neale Hurston and Theology

Posted on December 30, 2011 by RodtRDH

Zora Neale Hurston   A week or so ago, I had mentioned that Celucien Joseph, Phillip Luke Sinitiere, and I are scheduled to do a panel on Black Religions and the Harlem Renaissance at the 2012 Southwest Commission on Religious … Continue reading →

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Christmas & Cosmic Liberation: Mary as Noah 2.0

Posted on December 25, 2011 by RodtRDH

An Experiment in Allegorical Interpretation Right around Christmas time, we Protestant Christians like to rush right through the Incarnation, spit on the idea that YHWH arrived here on Earth as a baby, and start talking about Easter. It happens in … Continue reading →

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James McGrath’s Religion and Science Fiction Chapter 7

Posted on September 29, 2011 by RodtRDH

POLITICAL JESUS AND ROD OF ALEXANDRIA EXPLAINED IN 14 PAGES Intro Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Gregory Pepetone’s “Angels, Echthroi. and celestial music in the adolescent science fiction of Madeleine L’Engle” introduced me … Continue reading →

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