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What kind of God says its fine to own as many guns as you want? What kind of God says you get to stand your ground and kill? What kind of God says that police should get immunity from murder? What kind of God says protect the unborn, but when they are born, they are eligible for capital punishment? What kind of God says that the poor are poor because they are lazy and that we should not use money to help them? What kind of God says it’s not the government role to provide help for people who need it, but we must make certain that our military has everything it needs to kill? What kind of God says, in the words of former Congressman Grayson, don’t get sick, but if you get sick die quickly, instead of providing health care for everyone? What kind of God makes people sell water for a profit? What kind of God says if you don’t have money, you can’t eat? What kind of God says that if you are poor, you cannot get the health care you need to live? What kind of God has determined that some people are better than others and that equality doesn’t exist?
As a kid growing up, I wasn’t taught that we were the lost tribes of Israel and because we were the descendants of Adam that we were given the right by God to conquer and subdue other nations of human beings. I do not remember any pastor teaching me that it was our job to capture and civilize humans to help them learn about the one and only true God. I think there is a difference between what blacks and some whites are being taught regarding theology. In this video Old Testament scholar Dr. Brian Doak talks “sista-matic” theology with public theologian and author Ekemini Uwan. How does racial identity affect the way people study and teach theology - particularly what is perceived as “normative” theology? How can we think about “whiteness” or “blackness” from a Biblical perspective?
As a kid growing up, I wasn’t taught that we were the lost tribes of Israel and because we were the descendants of Adam that we were given the right by God to conquer and subdue other nations of human beings. I do not remember any pastor teaching me that it was our job to capture and civilize humans to help them learn about the one and only true God. I think there is a difference between what blacks and some whites are being taught regarding theology. In this video Old Testament scholar Dr. Brian Doak talks “sista-matic” theology with public theologian and author Ekemini Uwan. How does racial identity affect the way people study and teach theology - particularly what is perceived as “normative” theology? How can we think about “whiteness” or “blackness” from a Biblical perspective?
