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A Public Team Ministry for Teen Mothers and Their Babies, 2002
Get PDFIn the past decade, demand for inter-organizational cooperation to solve complex social problems has escalated dramatically. Faith-based organizations are emerging as significant voices in these wider multi-sector partnerships. Strategies and tactics involved in building alliance across group and organizational differences can be challenges for faith-based organizations new to collaborative efforts
A Profile of African-American Masjids: A Report From the National Masjid Study 2000, 2001
Get PDFThe presence of Islam in America is now a well-recognized reality, especially since the September 11 terrorists attack. The presence of Islam in the African American community has long been a recognized reality. African Americans knew of Islam from the Nation of Islam and its ubiquitous paper salesmen in the 1970s, the Black hero Malcolm X, the number of Black celebrities who converted to Islam, and the fact that most African Americans know a family member, friend, or neighbor who had converted. Nevertheless, understanding the phenomena of Islam among African Americans and the general society is just beginning. In particular, the masjid, which is the center of the Muslim’s collective existence, is little understood
Henry McNeal Turner: A Fearless Prophet of Black Liberation
Get PDFSince the beginning of the nineteen sixties the public career of Bishop Henry McNeal Turner (1834-1915) has gained spotlight as a subject for research scholars. This writer has received wide correspondence from scholars of various levels expressing the desire to undertake re¬ search projects on some aspects of Bishop Turner’s life and works, making inquiries about the existence of primary sources. Some of these research projects were to be term papers to meet course requirements; some master’s theses; some doctoral dissertations; and others for articles or books to be published
Journal of the Interdenominational Theological Center, Back Matter, 1975
No full textInterdenominational Theological Center An Ecumenical Professional Graduate School of Theolog
Paul, Black Theology and Hermeneutics
Get PDFIn his now classic work, Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism, Franz Cumont wrote:"... it is a fault common to all scholars, to all imbued with book learning, that they are better acquainted with the opinions of ancient authors than with the sentiments of their contemporaries and that they prefer o live in the past rather than in the world surrounding them.1"
If one takes Cumont’s statement as being somewhat reflective of the truth it would seem justified then to use the insights and results of critical, biblico-historical research and theological thinking to further illuminate the world and problems of contemporary man; to use the insights and “opinions” of the past to enlighten the present. What can one say, or for that matter, what does the biblical witness say, if anything, about the contemporary problems of: Racism; the position of women in the world; the economic and international balances of power, etc.? If, for example, it says nothing about “racism” per se, but still witnesses, one might contend, to new possibilities for existence; what are the elements or means of, the hermeneutic? That is, what contemporary analogues or terms does one use to produce an effective “translation”? Can, for example, Paul and his view of: the world, life, and Christian experience, help us at all in our contemporary life-situation vis-a-vis, let us say, Racism
Black Spirituality and Theological Method
Get PDFAs black theology moves beyond its initial stage of self-annunciation, several pressing concerns head the theologians’ agenda for constructive theologizing. I suggest a three-fold task that awaits future completion. It is needful for black theologians to thoughtfully and critically:1) describe the norms for liberation inherent in the history of Christian faith and teaching;2) interpret the significance of such norms in light of the crucial spiritual well being of the black church; and3) apply such normative considerations of spiritual liberation to the construction of a theological program aimed at uniting black Christians into a univocal witness of the glory and goodness of God
Journal of the Interdenominational Theological Center, Front Matter, 1976
No full textThe Journal of The Interdenominational Theological Center is published semi-annually by The Interdenominational Theological Center, 671 Beckwith St., S. W.,Atlanta, Georgia 30314. It is published in the interest of the alumni and the constituent seminaries of The Interdenominational Theological Center (GammonTheological Seminary, Absalom Jones Episcopal Institute, Charles H. Mason Theological Seminary, Morehouse School of Religion, Phillips School of Theology,Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary and Turner Theological Seminary)
Nonviolence and the Politics of Liberation
Get PDFWhile one can isolate several theological themes in the philosophy of [Martin Luther] King, three in particular are significant for this investigation, the doctrine of God, the doctrine of man, and the problem of sin and evil. One’s understanding of God shapes his understanding of man and likewise the nature of the God/man relationship. The doctrine of sin and evil attempts to explain the existence of forces which interfere with the God/man relationship. Consequently one’s understanding of the nature of evil influences his understanding of man and the nature of God. These three themes are interrelated in King. 
The University Of Oxford As Thomas Coke Knew It
No full textDr. Thomas Coke (1747-1814), an Anglican clergyman, became John Wesley’s Assistant in Methodist work in England. In 1784 Coke was “set apart” by Wesley as Superintendent—later designated Bishop —and sent as his emissary to American Methodists. Coke presided at the Christmas Conference in Baltimore at which time the Methodist Episcopal Church came into being. In all, he made nine trips to theUnited States. Known as Father of Methodist Missions, Coke supervised British Methodist outreach. His extensive travels included four voyages to the West Indies. He died en route to Ceylon. A man of keen social consciousness, great interest in education and fiery evangelistic passion. Coke stands as a fascinating personality in eighteenth-nineteenth century church history
Journal of the Interdenominational Theological Center, Front Matter, 1979
No full textThe JOURNAL OF THE INTERDENOMINATIONAL THEOLOGICAL CENTER is published semi-annually by the Faculty of The Interdenominational Theological Center, 671 Beckwith Street, SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30314. Manuscripts and related correspondence should be sent to The Editor at the address above. Matters pertaining to subscriptions and back issues should be directed to Wilson N. Flemister at the school address. Copyright, 1978, by the Interdenominational Theological Center. All rights reserved.