Dr. Dennis Edwards is back! If you missed our first conversation, be sure to go back and listen – you’ll be glad you did! This time we chatted about a book that was just released, edited by Dennis and Lisa Bowens called Do Black Lives Matter? In this conversation, we talk about a few of the contributions to the book, an African American hermeneutic, and his essay on police violence. While the compilation began in 2020, the words are still as relevant today. Any time Dennis shares his scholarly and pastoral voice, I am here ready to listen!
Mentioned in this episode:
Do Black Lives Matter? How Christian Scriptures Speak to Black Empowerment Edited by Lisa M. Bowens and Dennis R. Edwards
Dr. Vince Bantu – contributor
“White supremacy is a script we’re given at birth: It’s written in our flesh and rehearsed throughout history” by Reggie Williams
“Black Scholars Find Their Way” by Brian Lewis July 11, 1998 in The Washington Post
African American Readings of Paul: Reception, Resistance, and Transformation by Lisa M. Bowens
Acts: A Theological Commentary on the Bible by Willie Jennings
Dictionary of Paul and His Letters: A Compendium of Contemporary Biblical Scholarship General Editor: Scot McKnight
“How 2 Lives Collided in Central Park, Rattling the Nation” by Sarah Maslin Nir in NYT
Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope by Esau McCaulley
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