Month: June 2014

The Marcus Garvey Factor & African American Orthodoxy

June 18, 2014

Originally posted on The Modern Monastic Order Of Saint Simon of Cyrene:
Marcus Garvey was not an Orthodox or any other Christian that I know of.  Yet, this forefather of Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism provides a couple of doorways for African-Americans to leave the confines of Protestantism and dive into the deep waters of Orthodoxy.…

A Case for Orthodoxy in the African American Church

June 3, 2014

The following is a collection of notes I wrote to present to my former congregation and colleagues concerning my desire to form a bridge between African American Baptist and Orthodox Christians.  I still believe strongly that such a bridge is very necessary for the sake of black Christians to grow deeper in the faith.  Now, … More A Case for Orthodoxy in the African American Church