My Top Ten Books of 2021
Continuing my annual tradition, here’s my 2021 book list. These are the top 10 books I read this year with…
How to Check Your Privilege: A Review of Subversive Witness by Dominique Gilliard
Today in the U.S. a highly effective strategy has been implemented to stifle any attempt to teach about systemic racism…
On N. T. Wright, the Cross, and Systemic Racism
Some who are attracted to N. T. Wright’s theology and affirm much of it nevertheless also deny the existence of…
New YouTube Channel!
Welcome to Theological Graffiti, a channel about life, faith, and the city. I’m T. C. and I’m a Jesus-disciple…
21-Book Salute (2020)
Every year I set a reading goal. This year, my goal was two books per month. I fell slightly short…
Busting 5 Peacemaking Myths
If you know anything about me, you probably know that peace is a big deal for me. You probably know…
From Volk to Spoke: Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Transformational Encounter with the Black Christ in Harlem
It goes without saying that the United States is nearing the end of an election season unlike any we’ve seen…
Who Gets to Be Angry? A Review of Might From the Margins by Dennis Edwards
Rev. Dennis Edwards, PhD is such an important theologian, not just to me personally, but for the times in which…
The Global Church History and Theology You Weren’t Taught in Seminary: A Review of A Multitude of All Peoples by Vince Bantu
When I enrolled in seminary at Gordon-Conwell’s Center for Urban Ministerial Education (CUME) in 2006—where Vince and I were classmates—one…
Conversion Alone Won’t End Racism
It’s now been three weeks since George Floyd was brutally and heartlessly murdered by a now-former Minneapolis police officer. In…