Title

There Is A God: Dr. Charles S. Brown and the Communitarian Vision of African-American Spirituality

Interviewee(s)

Charles S. Brown Th.D., Payne Theological SeminaryFollow

Files

Interviewer(s)

Dr. Sandra Yocum; Chanel Winston

University Professor of Faith and Culture

Dr. Sandra Yocum

Description

In this thought-provoking and moving interview, Dr. Brown speaks about his appreciation of faith and culture as matters of an intensely personal, but also communitarian and societal, nature. Discussing his teaching and mission work as a Professor and Pastor, Dr. Brown illuminates for us the communitarian key in which African spirituality, both on the continent and in the diaspora, is cast, and how that relates to the religious and moral meanings of black protest. Dr. Brown closes his discussion with a reflection upon the intensely powerful and even shocking hope which comes from faith in an ever-present God.

Date

2020

Keywords

African-American spirituality, racial justice, black protest, African-American theology

Disciplines

African American Studies | Africana Studies | African Languages and Societies | Christianity | Ethics in Religion

Comments

*PLEASE NOTE: Where Dr. Brown refers to Yakubu Gowon in the interview (at 27:06 and on), he meant to refer instead to Murtala Muhammed, Nigerian leader and political reformer who was assassinated on February 13, 1976. This correction was made in the transcript file (Captions/Subtitles) of the interview.

An audio-only podcast version of this interview is also available (see above). You will also find a document containing the captions/subtitles from the interview.

Recommended Citation

Brown, Charles S. Th.D., "There Is A God: Dr. Charles S. Brown and the Communitarian Vision of African-American Spirituality" (2020). Interviews: Whose Faith? Whose Culture?. 2.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/faith_culture_wfwc/2