Willie Jennings: Christianity Beyond Whiteness

Homebrewed Christianity

Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.6 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2020

⏱️ 86 minutes

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This episode is #Zesty. Ever since I first started reading Dr. Jennings' work I have wanted to get him on the podcast and it did not disappoint. We discuss Christian animism, the nature of whiteness, the hidden supersessionism in the Religion-Science dialogue, theological education, and more. Enjoy. Dr.Willie James Jennings is the Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and Africana Studies at Yale University. His book The Christian Imagination: Theology and the Origins of Race won the American Academy of Religion Award of Excellence in the Study of Religion in the Constructive-Reflective category the year after it appeared and, in 2015, the Grawemeyer Award in Religion, the largest prize for a theological work in North America. Englewood Review of Books called the work a “theological masterpiece.” His commentary on the Book of Acts, titled Acts: A Commentary, The Revolution of the Intimate received the Reference Book of the Year Award from The Academy of Parish Clergy in 2018. Dr. Jennings has also recently published a book that examines the problems of theological education within western education, entitled After Whiteness: An Education in Belonging Awesome Books We Discuss in the Conversation Beyond Nature and Culture by Philippe Descola How Forests Think: Toward an Anthropology Beyond the Human by Eduardo Kohn The Hebrew Bible and Environmental Ethics: Humans, NonHumans, and the Living Landscape by Mari Joerstad The Relative Native: Essays on Indigenous Conceptual Worlds by Eduardo Viveiros de Castro Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:19.9	Oh, yeah.
1:22.8	What is up, Theology Nerds?
1:25.0	This is Tripp, and you're listening to Homebrewed Christianity.
1:29.4	We're since the year of 2008.
1:31.7	We've been bringing you audiological ingredients so you can brew your own faith.
1:36.2	And today on the podcast is Professor Willie James Jennings.
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1:43.9	He is the author of After Whiteness,
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