Darvin Anton Adams

The Gospel Beyond the Grave

Theology

“To be certain, Dr. Lewis O. Brogdon’s newest book, The Gospel Beyond the Grave: Toward a Black Theology of Hope, is a bonified theological masterpiece. It is a creatively thoughtful piece of critical thinking and constructive writing that goes beyond the traditional pale of postmodern reflection and religious dramatics. Brogdon’s keynote arguments about Black theology’s composite interaction with eschatology and its theological views of the demonic sins of white Christianity against the bodies, minds, pockets, and souls of innocent Black people is long overdue. While Brogdon’s basic premise has been the conversation of many concerned churches, preachers, scholars, and armchair theologians, this written account of how God might view the racist actions of white Christians—many of which major in hegemony, nationalism, oppression, supremacy, and violence—is unprecedented. One of Brogdon’s greatest attributes is that he does not let the Black church off the hook in terms of their responsibility to standing against the systemic harm that has been rendered by white Christian thought and religious practice. Lastly, Brogdon’s new volume is the materialized result of what happens when a trained New Testament scholar accepts the daunting challenge of writing a Black theology book for the contemporary context. This book is a must read.”