Do Christians and Muslims worship the same god? The answer matters at Wheaton, but why does the question?
The Tenure of Scriptures: Interpreting Wheaton College (Illinois)
Christianity Before and After Charleston
...one of the most vivid accounts of baptism in the Black Church tradition while contextualizing the role of race and Christianity in American life.
REL 101 (WCH): Signifying Religion: An African American Worldview
What if the study of religion started with the African American experience? Instead of privileging a specific tradition, this course examines the history of a people who came to a new world compelled to quickly learn the significance of "religion" itself. We will follow along by plumbing the depths of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, listening to … Continue reading REL 101 (WCH): Signifying Religion: An African American Worldview
Beatdowns and Downbeats: America as a Hip Hop Nation–#EtownEngage
In REL 170: Signifying Religion: An African American Worldview, I gave a talk called “Beatdowns and Downbeats: America as a Hip Hop Nation.”
We began with a free association exercise about what could be signified by call America a “Hip Hop nation.”
Teaching Religion 101 –The Old School and the New School
On August 29, 2014, members of the Society of Biblical Literature and the American Academy of Religion shared tweets on what they had been taught as students and what they are teaching now as professors. Thanks to everybody who was a part of it. And a special thanks to the Forum for Theological Exploration, Seminarium, and the … Continue reading Teaching Religion 101 –The Old School and the New School
