Thomas B. Slater

African Americans and the Bible

“Finally, we have a resource that dismantles the sacred cows of modern biblical criticism . . . The field of biblical studies should closely reexamine itself in light of African Americans and the Bible. The implications for other ethnic groups are immense.”

I Found God in Me

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Smith has brought together outstanding studies by established scholars and skilled doctoral candidates and given us a challenging and thought-provoking collection of essays. It is good reading for pastor and academician alike: for pastors to see the many implications of a growing movement for fellowship in the black church; for academicians to engage in a continuing activity that is not dissipating but growing, a movement which has significant implications for the interpretation of Scripture and the development of Christian theology and ethics in the future. The church and the academy are indebted to Smith for this significant, stimulating study.”

Women, Salvation, and Childbearing

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“This work is clearly written, has thoroughly researched both the primary and secondary sources, and reaches persuasive, nuanced answers to difficult questions. It is just the type of erudition one might expect from Waters. Therefore, I recommend Waters’s book highly to those persons interested in the social history of Pauline Christianity in general and women within the Pauline tradition in particular.”