04-02-2008, 10:06 PM
Mudy
I have a slow internet connection so will watch the link later. Meantime its not important what he does and how scandal-ridden he/she is. One cannot deny that it was a major speech in terms of race relations in the US. It was carried by major media outlets. It has received a wide publicity. In other words, it defines contemporary-race-relations-in-US.
What I was alluding to (and I should have been more clear) was that these kinds of major statements by public figures must have some impact on how these things are perceived - both within the US and outside.
Given all that I was wondering how these things impact the "African American Theology" and its decline (as the interviewee claims). The interviewee (is that the right word) is
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->CT editor-at-large Collin Hansen <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I dont know how popular Christianity-Today is with evangelicals nor do I know this guy but he seems to have written a book on this - decline of african-american-theology - so must know what he is talking about.
Anyways, given that there is this gloomy scenario of decline in black-christianity, how does BHO's campaign impact the future of black christianity ? How does his speech impact it ? How does Wrights coverage impact it ? What is to replace black christianity in its present form if it really is on the decline ? Who are the players there ? Why do we have a concept of black-christianity in religion-of-love ? How do non-black evangelicals react to the Wright episode ? How do non-black-evangelicals deal destroy Wright's theology and replace it with their own ?
I feel somehow BHO's candidacy and his presidency if it comes to that (or even his failure) will shape race+religion discourse for years and years to come. Hence this interest.
Sorry for the ramble..
I have a slow internet connection so will watch the link later. Meantime its not important what he does and how scandal-ridden he/she is. One cannot deny that it was a major speech in terms of race relations in the US. It was carried by major media outlets. It has received a wide publicity. In other words, it defines contemporary-race-relations-in-US.
What I was alluding to (and I should have been more clear) was that these kinds of major statements by public figures must have some impact on how these things are perceived - both within the US and outside.
Given all that I was wondering how these things impact the "African American Theology" and its decline (as the interviewee claims). The interviewee (is that the right word) is
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->CT editor-at-large Collin Hansen <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I dont know how popular Christianity-Today is with evangelicals nor do I know this guy but he seems to have written a book on this - decline of african-american-theology - so must know what he is talking about.
Anyways, given that there is this gloomy scenario of decline in black-christianity, how does BHO's campaign impact the future of black christianity ? How does his speech impact it ? How does Wrights coverage impact it ? What is to replace black christianity in its present form if it really is on the decline ? Who are the players there ? Why do we have a concept of black-christianity in religion-of-love ? How do non-black evangelicals react to the Wright episode ? How do non-black-evangelicals deal destroy Wright's theology and replace it with their own ?
I feel somehow BHO's candidacy and his presidency if it comes to that (or even his failure) will shape race+religion discourse for years and years to come. Hence this interest.
Sorry for the ramble..