Beyond the Womanist Classroom, Ep. 17

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2034701/12323513 In Episode 17 podcast host Dr. Mitzi J. Smith has a conversation with womanist colleague the Rev. Dr. Angela N. Parker. Dr. Parker is assistant professor of New Testament and Greek at McAfee School of Theology, Mercer University, Decatur, GA. We discuss how Dr. Parker became a womanist biblical scholar and her wonderful book If …

Is Liberation Theology Here to Stay?

Black Liberation Theology owes a debt to African American and Black Studies. Through these studies, we have the information, framework and thinkers upon which much of our work rests. Should the US continue to ban "Black Studies," it also intimates that the work of Black Liberation Theology is also under imminent threat. The following article, …

Signing Your First Academic Book Contract

Academia is about accomplishment on three levels: teaching, grant capture and publications. All three provide their own set of challenges. Yet, there is something about publishing your first journal article or book – it often provides both exhilaration and relief. You feel you are on your way to becoming a true academic. For people of …

Call for Papers – Special Issue with the African Journal of Gender and Religion

Please submit abstracts by April 1st for our special issue for The African Journal of Gender and Religion. Our issue, "Black Women's Radical Religious Faith Traditions" will accept abstracts until April 1st, 2023. Check our website for more info.

Words of Wisdom – Is Your Passion Enough?

If you are in the valley, there are always shadows being cast upon you from one direction or another. And, if you are in the valley, it seems that you are always looking up at the success of others.

New Book Release – Bitter the Chastening Rod

Bitter the Chastening Rod follows in the footsteps of the first collection of African American biblical interpretation, Stony the Road We Trod (1991). Nineteen Africana biblical scholars contribute cutting-edge essays reading Jesus, criminalization, the enslaved, and whitened interpretations of the enslaved.

Mitzi J. Smith, PhD., to Present March 23 Anna Julia Cooper Lecture

Candler’s Black Church Studies Program will welcome Mitzi J. Smith, J. Davison Philips Professor of New Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary, as distinguished guest speaker for the 2023 Anna Julia Cooper Lecture on March 23 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Mentorship Opportunity – See below

The Misogynoir to Mishpat (M2M) Research Network has engaged with mentorship as a primary goal for the 2022-'23 academic year. Our theme this year is, "Power on the Margins: Open the Gates!" Please join us for our upcoming mentorship seminar on February 22, 2023. The Garden Initiative for Black Women's Religious Activism is pleased to …

Society for the Study of Theology (SST)

The Misogynoir to Mishpat Research Network (M2M) is sharing the call for papers from the Society for the Study of Theology (SST) located in the United Kingdom. They are open to both in-person and virtual participation. They are also open to a variety of academic (or non-academic) backgrounds including: doctoral students, early career researchers, independent …

Building Your Own Table

I remember being told that there was no room for me to be hired as a Lecturer or Professor in a major university in England. My work was valuable enough for me to sit on panels and to write - contributions which are often required but unpaid. Yet, I was not quite "good enough" to …