#8 "Decolonizing Theology" isn't just a catchphrase. It is a commitment to understanding the bible...and your faith...apart from the a Christianity that is dogmatic, selectively interpreted, and oppressive. The Souljah's continue Their Discussion on decolonizing your theology. Justine, Andres, and Abdullah go in as usual. This one is DEEP, with lots of tangible ways to to understand Christianity apart from a Eurocentric frame and worldview.

Emmett Till - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmett_Till

MLB 2020 Jackie Robinson Day -

https://www.mlb.com/news/jackie-robinson-day-2020-complete-guide

Kenosha, WI Protests - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenosha_protests

Chadwick Boseman - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chadwick_Boseman

R.E.M. - Losing My Religion (Official Music Video) -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwtdhWltSIg

Definition of Meekness - https://www.biblewise.com/bible_study/questions/definition-meekness.php

The Hamilton Mixtape - Immigrants (We Get The Job Done) -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_35a7sn6ds

In the scriptures, 

1. Moses was born in Egypt
2. Simon of Cyrene who carried for the cross for Jesus, was African. Cyrene is modern day Libya. 
3. The ancient land of Cush and the Cushite Kingdom is mentioned 57 times in the Old testament. Cush is Africa. It was referred to both as all of Africa and specifically the region now known as Ethiopia and Eritrea.
4. The land of Havila mentioned in the bible, first in the Book of Genesis is associated with Sudan.
5. Hagar, the mother of Ismael (Abraham’s concubine and Sarah’s maidservant) and basically the spiritual progenitor of the Arabs.
6. The woman mentioned in Song of Songs was “dark and ruddy” Songs 1:5. This is perhaps and according to many scholars refers her her African skin. 
7. In the new testament, we read of the conversion of Candace’s Ethiopian treasurer (Acts 8:26-39). Candace was the royal title of the Queen Mother of Nubia, a African nation located mostly in what is now Sudan. 

Early Church Fathers

1. Tertulian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tertullian
2. Augustine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustine_of_Hippo
3. Athanasius of Alexandria https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athanasius_of_Alexandria
4. Origen of Alexandria https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origen

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