Kelly Brown Douglas: Resurrection Hope & A Future Where Black Lives Matter

Homebrewed Christianity

Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2023

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Kelly Brown Douglas won the 2023 Grawemeyer Award in Religion for her newest book, Resurrection Hope, and she is here on the podcast to talk about it! The Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas is Interim President of the Episcopal Divinity School and Canon Theologian at Washington National Cathedral. From 2017 to 2023, she was Dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary and Professor of Theology. She is considered a leader in the field of womanist theology, racial reconciliation, and sexuality and the black church. Her Orbis books include The Black Christ, Whats Faith Got to Do with It? and Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the Justice of God Follow the podcast, drop a review, or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:25.6	UK. What is up theology nerds? This is Tripp, and you're listening to Homebrewed Christianity.
0:42.6	Where are our guest today is Kelly Brown Douglas. That's right. She is an African-American
0:49.2	Episcopal priest womanist theologian, dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary,
0:55.4	a theologian that has stretched the bounds, challenged me in profound ways. From early on in
1:02.8	her career riding the Black Christ all the way to stand your ground. And in our conversation
1:09.2	today, resurrection hope. She's been a wonderful conversation partner
1:14.1	in my head and here we get to talk together and I am pumped pumped for you to hear this interview
1:21.6	and when you do I hope you go check out at the book we're talking about resurrection resurrection hope, a future where black lives matter.
1:29.4	This is a wonderful way to experience what it's like for a constructive, a justice-centered,
1:37.3	deeply Christological thinker to reflect and think about the person and work of Jesus,
1:46.2	these categories we think of Christologically with what's happening in our present. It comes out of the reality of Black
1:53.5	Death, the killing of George Floyd, the ongoing struggle for dignity for black lives.
2:00.1	It also comes out of some powerful conversations she has with her son.
2:04.4	But I'm not going to ruin it.
2:06.1	I'm not going to ruin it.
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