James H. Evans Jr.

Breaking Bread, Breaking Beats

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“This is just the text I have been looking for! Pinn presents the results of an innovative teaching and learning experience to bring together the two guardians of revolutionary spirituality in the African American community: the Black Church and hip-hop. Too often these movements have been caricatured and thus prevented from engaging in the kind of conversation that can lead our people forward. This critical and constructive guide will be indispensable for anyone doing theology and ministry among African Americans today.”

Christianity on Trial

Theology

“This is a thorough and insightful analysis of the ways in which African-American Christians have 'tested' their faith. More importantly, it is an affirmation of that faith under the most trying of circumstances.”

From a Liminal Place

Theology

“Lee has crafted a theological gem in this text. He has captured for many Asian Americans in his analysis of 'liminality' what W. E. B. DuBois articulated for many African Americans in his notion of 'twoness.' This book is a must read for anyone who is interested in how the traditional resources of Christian thought can be brought into conversation with Asian American experience.”

Understanding and Transforming the Black Church

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Anthony Pinn's volume seeks to critically understand and sympathetically transform the Black Church. Carrying on in the tradition of William R. Jones, Pinn's perspective on the Black Church is suspicious, loving, critical, committed, exasperating, and exhilarating. One may not always agree with his conclusions, but one cannot ignore his penchant for ferreting out the truth. This book is a passionate yet balanced argument which must be heard by anyone who is interested in the future of the black church.”