Black Catholic Theological Symposium

Black Catholic Theological Symposium

Formation	1978
Type	Theological society
Purpose	Promotion of Black Catholic theology
Region	United States
Convener	Dr. Kimberly Lymore
Associate Convener	Dr. timone davis
Secretary	Dr. Nathaniel Samuel
Treasurer	Dr. Kim Harris
Website	https://blackcatholictheologicalsymposium.org/

The Black Catholic Theological Symposium is a United States–based Catholic organization founded in 1978 to promote theological education and research concerning Black Catholics.[1]

History

In 1978, the first meeting of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium, organized by Thaddeus Posey, O.F.M. and sponsored by the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus, was held in Baltimore, Maryland. It worked on defining black theology and clarifying its relationship with the black consciousness movement and related understandings of violence and separatism. Including theologians such as Thea Bowman, M. Shawn Copeland, Jamie T. Phelps, and Cyprian Davis, its proceedings were published as Theology: A Portrait in Black.[1][2][3]

The second meeting of the Symposium was held in 1979 on the theme of "Nguba Saba." It would not hold another meeting until 1991, when convened by Sr Jamie T. Phelps, O.P., but has held meetings annually ever since.[3][4]

Conveners

1. Fr Thaddeus Posey, OFM
2. Sr Jamie T. Phelps, OP
3. Dr. M. Shawn Copeland
4. Dr. Kimberly Flint Hamilton
5. Fr Bryan Massingale
6. Dr. C. Vanessa White
7. Dr. Kathleen Dorsey Bellow
8. Fr Maurice J. Nutt, CSsR
9. Dr. Kimberly Lymore

See also

• Black Catholicism
• Black Catholic Movement
• Black theology

Bibliography

1. White, C. Vanessa (9 January 2018). "A Portrait of Black Catholicism: Celebrating 40 years of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium". America Magazine. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
2. National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus (1980). Theology: A Portrait in Black. Pittsburgh, PA: Capuchin Press.
3. Hayes, Diana L.; Moore, Cecilia A. (2011). "Black Catholic Studies". In Fisher, James Terence; McGuinness, Margaret M. (eds.). The Catholic Studies Reader. Fordham Univ Press. pp. 273–274. ISBN 9780823234103.
4. Curran, Charles E. (2019). Diverse Voices in Modern US Moral Theology. Georgetown University Press. p. 197. ISBN 9781626166325.

External links

• Black Catholic Theological Symposium