A History of Prophetic Black Preaching That Doesn’t Start or End With Dr. King
“We preachers who have come of age in the 21st century stand on tall shoulders and drink from cisterns and wells we did not dig.”
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The Revolujah! Will Be Performed: Reverend Billy’s Reality Joke
In order to restore meaning to the ideas of freedom and community, Rev. Billy exposes their current bankruptcy through a “religious” performance drawn from institutional, theatrical, and cultural realms. But make no mistake, it is real.
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Gay Black Church: An Interview with Bishop Yvette Flunder
African-American people were taught Christianity in the context of oppression. When people are disempowered, they are often empowered at someone else’s expense, whether it’s women or children or gay people. How do we get through that?
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The Black Church: Institution or Abstraction?
Rev. Wright’s assertions that it’s really the “Black Church” under attack help reduce the complexity of the religious life of black America to a soundbite…
Read MoreBlack Church Blues: Parting with “The Black Church”
The Rev. Wright controversy begs the question: Has “The Black Church” outgrown its usefulness?
Read MoreJeremiah Wright for President?
Maybe the real “straight-talk express” should run for the nation’s highest office himself; the one test for president Wright cannot pass is the one the mainstream media insist on more than any other.
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King as Inspiration, Not Guide
On the 40th anniversary of his assassination, we honor Martin Luther King by refusing to ask: “What would King think?”
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Getting Wright Wrong: Preaching is Not Policy
Anyone who thinks that full agreement with your pastor is necessary has never been to church…
Read MoreReflections on an Ineffective Negro Leader
Despite our annual effort to remember it differently, Dr. King was universally criticized for his refusal to be a good “Negro leader”.
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Damning America: Right and Left
Reverend Wright’s condemnation of the United States made waves, but right-wing preachers have been railing against America’s sins for years.
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