Black scholars matter : visions, struggles, and hopes in Africana biblical studies /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Byron, Gay L. (Editor), Page, Hugh R., Jr (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Atlanta : SBL Press, [2022]
Series:Resources for biblical study ; no. 100.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Adele Reinhartz
  • Introduction / Gay L. Byron and Hugh R. Page Jr.
  • Part 1. #BlackScholars Matter: Visions and Struggles
  • The struggles: A personal reflection / Cheryl B. Anderson
  • Lest we forget: A chronicling of the early years / Randall C. Bailey
  • Navigating a foreign terrain? Ruminations on Old Testament studies from African-South Africa / Madipoane Masenya (Ngwan'a Mphahlele)
  • Preliminary thoughts: The hermeneutical dilemmas of the allies, colleagues, and guild of African American biblical scholar-teachers / Shively T. J. Smith
  • On leaving but not going far / Renita J. Weems
  • Tribunals of jurists and congresses of gentlemen: Signifying (on) biblical studies as colonial-bureaucratic masquerade / Vincent L. Wimbush
  • Part 2. #Blach ScholarsMatter: Lessons and Hopes
  • Moving in-between places and academic disciplines / Ronald Charles
  • Questions with no COVID-19 answers / Stephanie Buckhannon Crowder
  • Lessons and hopes on how to save a life: The life of the Black biblical scholar / Steed Vernyl Davidson
  • What I've learned / Vanessa Lovelace
  • Mentoring matters / Kimberly Russaw
  • #StayWoke: The next generation of Black biblical scholars, the Society of Biblical Literature and the central challenges of ethical leadership / Abraham Smith
  • Part 3. #BlackScholarsMatter: Accountability and Next Steps
  • Latinidad in dialogue with Africana biblical studies: A perspective / EfraĆ­n Agosto
  • Contemplative collegiality: Caring for the souls of Black biblical scholars / Gay L. Byron
  • Black bible scholars matter-Especially amid perennial crisis / Hugh R. Page Jr.
  • We should be there for them: Creating communities of support and mentoring for Africana biblical scholars / Sharon Watson Fluker
  • Come join us, sweetheat! / Mai-Anh Le Tran
  • A call to solidarity with black scholars / Raj Nadella
  • A duty to act: Personal reflections on #BlackScholarsMatter / Adele Reinhartz
  • Afterword / John F. Kutsko.