In this series, we’ve defined Afrocentricity, the church and briefly examined incompatible parts of Afrocentricity and Christianity. However, we don’t want to throw the baby out with the bathwater. Even though the Bible is not an a-cultural book, the gospel does critique every culture and cultural expression. And the critique is not only negative! So, […]
Given the definitions of Afrocentricity and the Church (in part 1 and 2 of this series), it’s clear that the defined Afrocentric worldview should not be uncritically incorporated into the Black Church. To do so would inevitably lead to compromising aspects of Christ’s gospel. I would go so far as to say that doing so […]
In the first post we asked, “What is Afrocentricity?” To answer this, we leaned on Dr. Molefi K. Asante’s definition and explanations. One thing we saw was that the Afrocentric worldview espoused by Asante places value in the Black Church only as it is able to further the cause of the Afrocentric movement. It can […]
This is the first of four posts addressing questions relating to Afrocentricity. These posts will address: 1. The definition of Afrocentricity, 2. The definition of the Church, 3. Irreconcilable aspects of Afrocentricity and 4. Useful aspects of Afrocentricity. I must confess my bias. I grew up in a predominantly African-American United Methodist Church in Brooklyn, […]
