40th anniversary of African American Studies in academia

Travis Smiley, host of  The Travis Smiley Show,  interviews prominent scholars Eddie Glaude, Jr., Elizabeth Alexander, Greg Carr, and Tricia Rose on the state of African American Studies in the Academia. It’s a three part series. Click on the links below to listen to these wonderful and informative conversations.
40th anniversary of African American Studies in [...]

On Graduate Study in Theology

The essay below is pretty good folks. Give it a read. You’ll not regret.
On Graduate Study In Theology
By R.R. Reno
Monday, April 13, 2009, 8:49 AM

“I’m often asked by students, “Where’s a good place to study theology?” It’s not an easy question to answer. Lots of places have strengths—and they also have weaknesses. More importantly, [...]

CPA: Paper Proposal Accepted

I just received word that my paper proposal for the upcoming annual conference of the Caribbean Philosophical Association has been accepted. The conference will take place  in August (12-15, 2009) at the beautiful campus of the University of Miami . Yes , I’m going to Miami:)
Paper Abstract
The Haitian Revolution: The Poetics of Memory and Representation in Cesairian [...]

New Book Received

Today I received the African American Religious Thought: An Anthology  (pp. 1054) from Westminster John Knox Press/WJKP. The book is a monumental achievement! It is edited by Cornell West and Eddie. S. Glaude Jr. Thanks to the good folk at John Knox Press for sending this piece for review.  A forthcoming review will be posted in [...]

NCBS UPdate

My paper at NCBS went fine. I received positive feedback from the audience.

NCBS Conference (Atlanta, GA, March 18-21)

I’m presently in Atlanta for the National Council for Black Studies annual conference. I will be presenting a paper tomorrow afternoon on “Black Culture and Identity in Senghorian Negritude.” The abstract is as follows:
Negritude as a literary phenomenon, inaugurated with its signature work, “Cahier d’un retour au pays natal,”  effected an awakening of the black consciousness of [...]

Bart Ehrman did it again!

The Gospel Truth: Sometimes A Little Hazy, Ehrman notes. Ehrman talks about his new book, “Jesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible (And Why We Don’t Know About Them)” with Terry Gross, the host of Fresh air.  (HT/Jim West)

Jesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible (And Why We Don’t Know About [...]