Praying Ministers - Prophecy Deliverance
This coming Sunday I'll be speaking about Justice and Race at our church. The irony of my being caucasian and the church itself being primarily caucasian is humbling. In my attempt to wade into this torrent of thought and theology I came across this image of a Jacob Lawrence piece. In the meantime, I've been reading Cornel West's Prophesy Deliverance! which is West's manifesto revitalizing Black liberation theology through the social analysis of what he calls progressive Marxist thought.
But it has not just been the work of African-American thinkers and artists but various others like Maya Lin, John Sobrino, and Miroslav Volf who've been my companions in this journey that I hope will begin a conversation and proactive movement toward a more authentic vision and realization of what the Kingdom of God is meant to be.
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach the good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to se at liberty those who are oppressed.
- Luke 4:18