Rev. Lassiter, Pastor in Residence,
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Rev. Valentino Lassiter recently delivered his
first annual lecture as Pastor in Residence, exploring the subject of
African-American theology.
Click on the appropriate image below to hear audio streaming of the lecture and the questions-and-answers that followed.
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Rev. Valentino Lassiter on "African-American
Theology" (65 min.) |
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Questions & Answers |
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1. What are the connections between the two categories of African theology -- academy and existential? (1 min.) | |
6. How did the slaves envision heaven? Would there still be "race?" (0:45) |
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2. It seems the theology has much to do with the actual coming out of Africa. Are the young people moving beyond the themes of African theology? Their experience is not the same. (1:45) | |
7. Would they still see themselves as black? (1 min.) |
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3. When racism is gone will all of these themes still apply? (1:45) | |
8. Would Womanist theology be liberation theology? (1:35) |
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4. Why the rise in the pentecostal movement among African Americans? (2 min.) | |
9. Were the Womanists considered radical? (1:35) |
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5. What is the difference between black theology and liberation theology? (1 min.) | |
10. Do you have plans for future Pastor-in-Residence programs? (1:16) |