Looking Back, Moving Forward

Download or read book Looking Back, Moving Forward written by Dwight N. Hopkins and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This key question is the focus of programming at the Sankofa Institute for Aide American Pastoral Leadership. And this collection of lectures celebrates the first five years of the Institute, featuring the voices of prominent African American professors, pastors, and academics affiliated with the Sankofa Institute for African American Pastoral Leadership, at Oblate School of Theology, including: Allan A. Boesak, Shawnee M. Daniels-Sykes, Diana L Hayes, Cheryl Kirk-Duggan, Bryan N. Massingale, James A. Noel, Alton B. Pollard III, Stephen Breck Reid, J. Alfred Smith Sr. Sister Addie L. Walker, Reggie L. Williams, Building on the foundation that the black church remains a key to cultivating healthy communities and individuals, the contributors offer visions for the future and practical actions to get there. Perfect for churches, faith leaders, and seminarians, this collection is steeped in spirituality, relishing our cultural heritage, aware of political forces, and keen on the economic realities of the twenty-first century. Book jacket.