Discussion Activities
Books Discussed:
1. Go Preach: Marks’ Kingdom Message and the Black Church by Brian K. Blount. We only discussed a small portion of the book
2.The Cross and The Lynching Tree by James Cone
3.Lynched: The Power of Memory in a Culture of Terror by Angela Sims
4. White Too Long by Robert P. Jones
Previous Topics
Theological and Ethical Reflections on The Second Impeachment of the Former President
1.What are the key ethical and cultural issues raised in the recent trial?
2. What are the key theological questions raised by the recent trial?
- The Hermeneutical and Theological aspects of the lawyers in the George Floyd Murder Trial
- Is there a conflict of interest when reason concedes to privilege? Scheduled for the fall of 2021-
- Why did principles stand above character and integrity?
- What is the church’s role regarding healing and reconciliation from the recent trial?
- We discussed the parallelism between the Israelites and African American slaves.
- What is the contrast between the systemic disenfranchisement of the black slave and blacks today correlated with systemic racism?
- The Black slave stolen labor associated with the establishment of several prominent higher educational universities.
What are the key ethical and cultural issues raised in the recent trial?
Facilitator: Dr. Riggins R. Earl – 2/25/21
What are the key theological questions raised by the recent trial?
Facilitator: Dr. James Evans
We discussed the following as it relates to the trial:
- Is there a conflict of interest when reason concedes to privilege?
- Why did principles stand above character and integrity?
We had two Symposiums: The First at Colgate Rochester Divinity School in the Fall of 21.
The second symposium was held in Rochester, September 2024 to honor the lives of Dr. Randolph Bracy Jr, Dr. James H. Evans, and Dr. Allen Paul Weaver Jr.
