Celebrating Black Theology

<p>We often say that insights from other cultures and groups are not just good… but necessary! In Black History Month we put some meat on the bones of this claim by talking about some of our favorite Black theologians and what we have learned from them: Carl Eliis Jr., Emmanuel Katongole, and Esau McCaulley.</p> <p>We highlighted these works this week:</p> <p><a href='https://www.amazon.com/Free-Last-Experience-Signature-Collection/dp/0830848584/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=carl+ellis+jr+free+at+last&qid=1612916536&sr=8-1'>Carl Ellis Jr., Free at Last</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.amazon.com/Born-Lament-Theology-Politics-Africa/dp/0802874347/ref=sr_1_1?crid=12ZU8OL0KII68&dchild=1&keywords=born+from+lament+the+theology+and+politics+of+hope+in+africa&qid=1612918041&sprefix=born+from+lament%2Caps%2C235&sr=8-1'>Emmanuel Katongole, Born from Lament</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.amazon.com/Reading-While-Black-American-Interpretation/dp/083085486X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=reading+while+black&qid=1612918022&sr=8-1'>Esau McCaulley, Reading While Black</a></p> <p>And Esau’s NYT article, <a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/27/opinion/christmas-feast-of-innocents.html'>The Bloody Fourth Day of Christmas</a></p> <p>For more resources, especially some more Black thinkers to follow and learn from, check out the <a href='https://racialjusticecommunity.com'>Racial Justice Community’s page</a>, or follow them on <a href='https://www.facebook.com/racialjusticestartsinthechurch'>Facebook</a>.</p> <p>Thanks for listening to this episode of the House of Learning podcast.</p> <p>This podcast is produced by <a href='https://ajccollege.org/'>A Jesus Church College</a>, based at <a href='https://westsideajc.org/'>Westside: A Jesus Church</a> in Portland Oregon.</p> <p>AJC College train and mobilize the next generation of Kingdom leaders through an accredited four-year degree in Biblical Studies with an emphasis in Leadership and Formation, combining classroom learning with mentoring and ministry apprenticesh