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Expert speaks to need for convergence of Black Church and Black Seminary
February 26, 2021 GMT
WILMINGTON, Del., Feb. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Gift of Black Theological Education & Black Church Collaborative announced that Rev. Dr. John W. Kinney will present on the “Convergence of the Black Church and the Black Seminary” in three free Zoom presentations.
A powerful preacher and speaker, Dr. Kinney’s first presentation is at 7 p.m. ET Tuesday, March 2. Kinney, a pastor and longtime leader in theological education, will also speak March 16 and April 6. He will examine how the Black Seminaries have helped provide the Black Church – a focal point of the Black community – with vital leadership for generations. An expert on race and religion, Dr. Kinney has traveled extensively and lectured throughout North America and Africa.
Eddie S. Glaude Jr. is chair of the Department of African American Studies at Princeton University.
Discussion Points:
On the construction of whiteness as America’s original sin:
“…the problem isn’t us, that America’s original sin isn’t slavery, or it isn’t the genocide of Native People, America’s original sin is the price of the ticket to become American and that is to become white. So, whiteness is this idea, or it contains this idea, that some lives ought to be valued more than others and it’s precisely that belief that leads to the devaluing and disregarding of other lives.”
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The Gift of Black Theological Education & Black Church Collaborative kicks off
Free event at 7 p.m. EST Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, features Princeton scholar Dr. Eddie S. Glaude
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The Gift of Black Theological Education & Black Church Collaborative enhances the Historically Black Theological Institutions (HBTI) and the Black Church. The Black Church has been at the center of Black culture for more than 200 years, as well as one of the ways to combat systemic racism and other social ills. The HBTIs are founded to address the Black Church.
The Collaborative will bring together denominational leaders, scholars, and congregants to not only address racism and social issues but also build leadership capacity in congregations.