The Decline of African American Theology

Subject: The Decline of African American Theology Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:30 pm

What's up, fam?

I just received my copy of Rev. Thabiti Anyabwile's "The Decline of African American Theology" and I must say that it is a very interesting read, to say the least.

The subtitle of this book is "From Biblical Faith to Cultural Captivity."

Much of early African American theology is difficult to pinpoint because of the lack of written theological works. However, in this book, Anyabwile takes a look at several other sources that will help the reader get a good understanding of the deep theological understanding of early African American theologians/preachers such as Bishop Daniel Alexander Payne, Lemuel Haynes and Jupiter Hammon (who was a slave all his life and was the first African American to have a published work).

I'm just diving into the first few chapters, and I'm excited to move forward as he brings it full circle to today's contemporary Black teachers.

I usually don't recommend books until I've read them entirely, but I do suggest this book for those who wish to see reformation within the current Black Church.

Grace and Peace
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It's true that doctrine divides. It's also true that love unifies. The unity we have in the faith is rooted and grounded in truth and love. Remove truth (right theology and doctrine) from the mix and you have less than Biblical unity. Remove love and you have no unity. Love causes us to seek truth and share that truth with others so that we become more unified. God is truth, and as we are more acquainted with His truth, the closer we are to Him, and the closer we become to each other