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National Book Launch: 'Reading While Black' by New Testament Scholar Dr. Esau McCaulley

Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope

During this live webcast, New Testament scholar Dr. Esau McCaulley will share about the inspiration for his newly released book Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope, the timeliness of its release, and his hopes for its impact on readers. In the book, Dr. McCaulley contends that reading Scripture from the perspective of Black church tradition can help one connect with a rich faith history and address the urgent issues of our times. Demonstrating an ongoing conversation between the collective Black experience and the Bible, Esau McCaulley shares a personal and scholarly testament to the power and hope of Black biblical interpretation.


About the Author

Esau McCaulley (PhD, St. Andrews) is assistant professor of New Testament at Wheaton College, a priest in the Anglican Church in North America, and a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times. His publications include Sharing in the Son's Inheritance and numerous articles in outlets such as Christianity Today, The Witness, and The Washington Post.

Partners

  • The ACNA Diocese of the Carolinas

  • The ACNA Diocese of Christ Our Hope

  • The AND Campaign

  • The Anglican Episcopal House of Studies, Duke Divinity School

  • Anselm House (at the University of Minnesota)

  • The Arizona Center for Christian Studies / Campus Christian Center (at Arizona State University)

  • The Bradley Center (at Virginia Tech)

  • The Center for Christian Study (at the University of Virginia)

  • The Chesterton House (at Cornell University)

  • The Christian Study Center at Gainesville, FL

  • The Consortium of Christian Study Centers

  • The Fellows Initiative

  • InterVarsity Press

  • The Jude 3 Project

  • The North Carolina Study Center (at UNC-Chapel Hill)

  • The Rivendell Institute (at Yale University)

  • Theological Horizons (at the University of Virginia)

  • Trinity School of Durham and Chapel Hill

  • Upper House (at the University of Wisconsin)