Engaging Minds, Enriching Souls, Changing the World

As a proud PhD product of the University of South Africa, which provided me with an intercultural perspective on the church and its theology, combined with my extensive world travels (13 countries,) I bring a unique expertise to our discussions. I have been a black church practitioner and pastor for more than 20 years and serving in academia for the past decade has been both a privilege and the highlight of my professional life. I am one of the founding theological educators at Hampton University School of Religion. As a published author of three books, Left Behind: A Historic and Ongoing Blackopolypse, Reconciliation: Geopolitical Perspectives of a Black Theologian and Good Cop/Bad Cop: A Sociological and Theological Study of the Black Muslim Movement and the Black Church, I deeply appreciate the immense value of theological research. I strongly believe in the power of education to empower individuals and effect meaningful change.

I understand myself as an Africana religious intellectual. I approach theology as an ongoing conversation among Scripture, the Christian tradition, and the religious and intellectual experiences of African-descended peoples. My work seeks to cultivate theological interpretation that is historically informed, publicly engaged, and deeply rooted in the life of the Church.