Vince L. Bantu (PhD, The Catholic University of America) is Assistant Professor of Church History and Black Church Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary in Houston, TX. Vince also serves as the Ohene (President) of Meachum School of Haymanot, an institution providing contextual theological education for the Black church and community.
https://www.fuller.edu/faculty/vince...

He is the author of Gospel Haymanot: A Constructive Theology and Critical Reflection on African and Diasporic Christianity (2020) and A Multitude of All Peoples: Engaging Ancient Christianity’s Global Identity (2020), as well as numerous articles on global Christianity, Syriac and Nubian Christianity, apologetics, justice, evangelism, and African American theology. Check out his author profile and books at IVP:
https://www.ivpress.com/vincelbantu

He has earned graduate degrees at GordonConwell Theological Seminary (MDIV), Princeton Theological Seminary (THM), and The Catholic University of America (MA, PHD).

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Index
00:00 Intro
00:13 Dr. Bantu’s Calling
00:55 Cultural Alienation from the Gospel
04:02 Ministry & Academia
06:14 Decolonizing our Faith
06:49 Ancient Christianity in Africa
08:41 Ethnic Representation in Church
10:32 Examples of White Supremacy
15:20 Celebrating vs Denying Cultural Distinctions
15:52 Representations of the Image of God
17:17 Peter & Gentile Believers
21:32 Dismantling White Supremacy
25:55 George Floyd & White Evangelical Response
28:45 How to Support BIPOC Christians
31:07 Early African Christianity
33:00 Council of Chalcedon
36:26 European Christianity vs African Christianity
38:00 Divinity of Christ & Hypostatic Union
41:11 Syrian & Egyptian Church Response to Christian Persecution
43:22 Rejecting Oppressive Churches
45:30 The Black Church
47:22 Frederick Douglas
48:13 The Slave Bible
51:04 Raising AntiRacist Kids