For McCaulley, this tradition stands in the gap for Black Christians who desire to be unapologetically Black and “orthodox” in their theology, while providing a relevant voice for the global church and world today (p. Black ecclesial theology, or Black ecclesial interpretation, as described here, takes seriously God’s omnipotent power to deliver the oppressed from bondage, as shown in the Exodus narrative, while maintaining faith in the midst of oppression, and believing that Black suffering will not have the last word because of a collective hope in the resurrection. McCaulley highlights the deep complexities and rich historical legacies extant in the traditional Black Church that saw in the Bible a liberatory God who affirmed the inherent dignity and worth of Black people, and utilized the Scriptures as an inexhaustible resource in the fight for justice and liberation. Esau McCaulley’s Reading While Black is a detailed analysis and explication of the African American biblical interpretive enterprise as seen in its traditional ecclesial life and form.
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