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THE PROBLEM OF WHITENESS: HOW BLACK CHURCHES HAVE STRUGGLED AGAINST IT
February 25, 2018 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
THE PROBLEM OF WHITENESS: HOW BLACK CHURCHES HAVE STRUGGLED AGAINST IT
Our next Religion in America lecturer will be Dr. Willie Jennings speaking about the Black Church. Dr. Jennings is currently Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and Africana Studies at Yale University Divinity School.
Dr. Jennings was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dr. Jennings received his B.A. in Religion and Theological Studies from Calvin College (1984), his M.Div. (Master of Divinity degree) from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena California, and his Ph.D. degree from Duke University. Dr. Jennings who is a systematic theologian teaches in the areas of theology, black church and Africana studies, as well as post-colonial and race theory. Dr. Jennings is the author of The Christian Imagination: Theology and the Origins of Race published by Yale University Press. It is one of the most important books in theology written in the last 25 years and is now a standard text read in colleges, seminaries, and universities. Dr. Jennings is also the recipient of the 2015 Grawemeyer Award in Religion for his groundbreaking work on race and Christianity. Dr. Jennings has recently authored a commentary on the Book of Acts published by Westminster/John Knox. Currently, Dr. Jennings is working on a book on the doctrine of creation, tentatively entitled, “Reframing the World.”
In addition to being a frequent lecturer at colleges, universities, and seminaries, Dr. Jennings is also a regular workshop leader at pastor conferences. He is also a consultant for the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion, and for the Association of Theological Schools.