The conclusion of my talk with the Rev. Dr. Sonja B. Williams. We continue our discussion on racism, Black Lives Matter, and the state of the church and the academy in this important episode of the Liminal Theology Podcast. Sonja is the Dean of Students at Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. In part … Continue reading Sonja B. Williams (Episode 11 Part 2)
Sonja B. Williams (Episode 11 Part 1)
Rev. Sonja B. Williams, Ph.D. joins me to talk about racism, Black Lives Matter, and the state of the church and the academy in this important episode of the Liminal Theology Podcast. Sonja is the Dean of Students at Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis Missouri. In part 1, we discuss a "nation on hospice," … Continue reading Sonja B. Williams (Episode 11 Part 1)
Conversations: Is there hope? (Episode 10)
Emmanuel Buteau (Haitian Institute of Atlanta) returns to Liminal Theology for the first of a brand new series of podcast episodes called "Conversations." Here Emmanuel and Jonathan Best explore contemporary issues and concerns through practical theology and liminality. In this episode, Emmanuel and Jonathan discuss the question, "Is there hope?" It's an honest and frank … Continue reading Conversations: Is there hope? (Episode 10)
Liberation on the Margins
Introduction “Why the hell are you moving here?” This is the first question I received upon arriving in the small Louisiana Delta town of Lake Providence in the fall of 2016. I was checking into one of the town’s two motels, and the clerk behind the counter was confounded when I told her I was … Continue reading Liberation on the Margins
Justice is Blind
For us to try to go back to tell black people in the community that justice is blind, they'll say, 'you're right. It is so blind that they can't see us. It is so blind to whenever something happens to one of us, we get the max if we don't get killed first.' And so, … Continue reading Justice is Blind
