This article outlines an ongoing method the author developed for seeking to enable predominantly White students in theological education (those training for authorized public ordained ministry) to engage with the central tenets of racial justice. The quest for racial justice has been an important part of the mission of the major church denominations in the United Kingdom over the past twenty years, as they have declared that "Racism is a sin." Ordained ministers are now charged with the task of seeking to lead church congregations into faithful, anti-racist forms of practice -namely, the quest for racial justice. This paper outlines the working method the author has developed in order to conscientize ministers in training for this significant task.
Background to the WorkMy scholarly work in the United Kingdom straddles the divide between scholarship and ministry. I am a research fellow at the Queen's Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education and a Consultant in Black Theological Studies for the Methodist Church in Great Britain. My work is concerned with developing an educational approach to undertaking Black Theology. 1 I am interested in using the frameworks of radical, liberative education as a conduit for undertaking Black Theology, for the ultimate purposes of conscientization and Christian formation of ordinary Black people. My participative approach to undertaking Black Theology is one that seeks to use models of experiential learning, such as exercises and games, role-play and drama as an interactive means of engaging with adult learners in order that they can be impacted by, learn from, and contribute to the development of new knowledge concerning the theory and practice of Black Theology (see Reddie
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.