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Education

Ph.D., M.Phil., M.Div., Union Theological Seminary

B.A., Morehouse College

Publications

James Baldwin’s Understanding of God: Overwhelming Desire and Joy. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Dogged Strength within the Veil: Africana Spirituality and the Mysterious Love of God. Harrisburg: Trinity Press International, 2003.

No Difference in the Fare: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Problem of Racism. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing, 1998.

African Theology: A Critical Interpretation and Annotated Bibliography. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1993.

Relevant Classes Taught

Braving the Masters of Suspicion
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
James Baldwin As Social Critic and Theologian
PMM: Practice in Ministry and Mission Colloquy
Philosophical Backgrounds
Systematic Theology 1 and 2
The Art of Toni Morrison and the Problem Of Theodicy
The Black Theology of James Cone

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4500 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016
p 202.885.8600
f 202.885.8605
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