Resurrection Hope: Book Launch with Kelly Brown Douglas
Join us on Wednesday, December 8 at 6:00 pm EST for a webinar Book Launch for the newly released book by Dean Kelly Brown Douglas, Resurrection Hope: A Future Where Black Lives Matter. Dean Douglas will be joined by President Serene Jones, Dr. Gary Dorrien, Rev. Timothy Adkins-Jones, and joined virtually by Dean Emilie Townes from Vanderbilt University Divinity School. Click here to register for the zoom details.
About the Book
How do we really know that God cares when Black people are still getting killed? How long do we have to wait for the justice of God? I get it, that Christ is Black, but that doesn’t seem to be helping us right now. These questions from her son prompted theologian Kelly Brown Douglas to undertake this soul-searching reflection. The killing of George Floyd and the ongoing litany of Black victims raised questions about the persistence of white supremacy in this nation, leading her to reflect on how a “white way of knowing” has come to dominate American identity and even to shape the consciousness of Christians. In exploring the message of Confederate monuments and the “Make America Great Again” slogan, she examines the failures of even “good white Christians” and struggles with the hope that “Black Lives Matter,” before reaching deep into her own experience and the faith of Black folks to find her way back to Resurrection Hope. Purchase the book.