Vince Bantu | Hood Theologian, Professor at Fuller Seminary

[ep 96] Vince Bantu joined the Fuller faculty as assistant professor of church history and Black church studies in 2019. Dr. Bantu teaches primarily on Fuller’s Houston campus, where he also serves as a liaison to the William E. Pannell Center for African American Church Studies and networks with African American churches, pastors, and students.

Prior to coming to Fuller, Bantu taught in various capacities at a number of colleges and institutions, including Nyack College, New York Theological Seminary, North Park Theological Seminary, the Center for Early African Christianity, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and Covenant Theological Seminary.

Additionally, he has years of pastoral experience in African American, Asian American, and Hispanic churches, as well as extensive involvement in multicultural urban communities.

Vince Bantu earned his PhD in Semitic and Egyptian Languages from The Catholic University of America, and his dissertation married his interests in African Christianity and social identity. He also directs the Meachum School of Haymanot, which provides theological education for urban pastors and leaders.

He is the author of numerous articles on global Christianity, including studies of Syriac and Nubian Christianity, apologetics, justice, evangelism, and African American theology. He is currently working on two projects: Gospel Haymanot: A Constructive Theology and Critical Reflection on African and Diasporic Christianity and A Multitude of All Peoples: Engaging Ancient Christianity’s Global Identity.

MENTIONS

MEACHUM SCHOOL OF HAYMANOT – https://meachum.org/

Phillip Jenkins, The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity – https://www.amazon.com/Next-Christendom-Coming-Global-Christianity/dp/0199767467

Paula Harris & Doug Schaupp, Being White: Finding Our Place in a Multiethnic World – https://www.amazon.com/Being-White-Finding-Place-Multiethnic/dp/0830832475

Daniel Hill & Brenda Salter McNeil, White Awake: An Honest Look at What It Means to Be White – https://www.amazon.com/White-Awake-Honest-Look-Means/dp/0830843930

Aaron Layton, Dear White Christian: What Every White Christian Needs to Know About How Black Christians See, Think, & Experience Racism in America – https://www.amazon.com/Dear-White-Christian-Christians-Experience/dp/1944964126

Soong-Chan Rah, Many Colors: Cultural Intelligence for a Changing Church – https://www.amazon.com/Many-Colors-Cultural-Intelligence-Changing/dp/0802450482

Vince L. Bantu, A Multitude of All Peoples: Engaging Ancient Christianity’s Global Identity – https://www.ivpress.com/a-multitude-of-all-peoples

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