Category: veneration

Beyond Black Jesus: Seeking the Universal Depth of Early Christianity

December 21, 2022

The black image of Jesus Christ is not new. AME Bishop Henry McNeal Turner declared that “God is a Negro” not long after the Civil War. The fathers of black liberation theology such as James Cone and Giraud Willmore led many preachers to cast away the popular Nordic/European paintings of Christ and paint brown skinned … More Beyond Black Jesus: Seeking the Universal Depth of Early Christianity

Kiss The Who’s What?

January 16, 2014

Now, here is a practice that modern day African-Americans (or anyone else outside of a liturgical tradition) ain’t havin’.  “Hmph!  Kissing some preacher’s hand.”  Maybe it wouldn’t be the worst obstacle for a black inquirer if the priest looks like Fr. Maximus Cabey or Fr. Jerome Sanderson.  Maybe it would be easier in an Ethiopian, … More Kiss The Who’s What?