Liberating Black Theology - Dr. Anthony Bradley on SBE (Re-Air)

Erik Guzman July 16th, 2010

Dr. Anthony Bradley joins us on this week's Steve Brown Etc. to talk about his new book, Liberating Black Theology: The Bible and the Black Experience in America. Listen as we discuss the "victimology" theme within black liberation theology and its long-standing spiritual and social implications.

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Dr. Anthony Bradley is Associate Professor of Theology and Ethics at The King� … (Read More)

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Getting After the Devil: Obama and Civil Liberties

John W. Whitehead May 25th, 2010

Of all the tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. —C.S. Lewis

There is an unease in the air, a sense that a shift is taking place in the world. The signs are all around us: weapons of mass destruction, continual threats of terrorism, an emerging global police state, and a growing but over-extended military empire that is wreaking havoc on the American economy. All the while, troops are being deployed on American soil, raising the specter … (Read More)

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Liberating Black Theology - Dr. Anthony Bradley on SBE

Erik Guzman April 23rd, 2010

Dr. Anthony Bradley joins us on this week's Steve Brown Etc. to talk about his new book, Liberating Black Theology: The Bible and the Black Experience in America. Listen as we discuss the "victimology" theme within black liberation theology and its long-standing spiritual and social implications.

(If you're on the front page of the site, click "Read More" to see audio player options.)

Dr. Anthony Bradley is Associate Professor of Theology and Ethics at The King� … (Read More)

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Fred Phelps' "God Hates Fags" Message: Is It Free Speech?

John W. Whitehead March 15th, 2010

"You can't preach the Bible without preaching the hatred of God."–Pastor Fred Phelps

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to hear Snyder v. Phelps, a case dealing with anti-gay protests at the funerals of American soldiers, is stirring up debate over whether the privacy rights of grieving families trumps the free speech rights of demonstrators.

The case arose after members of the anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church picketed the Maryland funeral of Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew Sn … (Read More)

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Haitian voices: God and the quake

Terry Mattingly January 27th, 2010

So far, nothing I have seen coming out of Haiti has changed my mind about how journalists should approach the basic “theodicy” story.

I’ve said it several times already (click here and then here), I am really not that interested in what American religious broadcasters or even articulate American academics have to say about the role that God or the spirits did or didn’t play in causing the hellish earthquake that rocked Port-au-Prince and the surrounding area.

What matters to me are the v … (Read More)

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Obama and the Global Police: More Friendly Fascism?

John W. Whitehead January 14th, 2010

"The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse."– James Madison

Over the course of his first year in office, Barack Obama has shown himself to be a skillful and savvy politician, saying the things Americans want to hear while stealthily and inexorably moving forward the government's agenda of centralized power. For example, in one breath, Obama pays lip service to the need for greater transparency in governme … (Read More)

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