Book Review: Swing Low: A History of Black Christianity in the United States by Walter R. Strickland, II.

I love reading Black Church history. I love learning about people, events, and theological perspectives that have often been overlooked and underrepresented in American understandings of the church. I have engaged with many works of black history in my work on Black Pentecostalism and, more recently, on the charismatic spirituality of enslaved African Americans prior … Continue reading Book Review: Swing Low: A History of Black Christianity in the United States by Walter R. Strickland, II.

The Ascendancy of Black, Female Pentecostal Scholars

There has been an interesting development in several prominent U.S. seminaries in 2023. Religion News Service reporter, Rebekah Barber, notes that a number of Black, female, scholars have ascended to places of leadership in a male and white dominated field of theological education. This is certainly of note because Black women in the academy are … Continue reading The Ascendancy of Black, Female Pentecostal Scholars