Vince L. Bantu & Jacqueline T. Dyer 
Haymanot Journal Vol. 2 2022 [EPUB ebook] 

1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Vince L. Bantu & Jacqueline T. Dyer

Dersat

Umfundi: Quonekuia Day

2. ‘A Gospelist Examination of the Widow, the Orphan,

and the Stranger in Deuteronomy’. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Cleotha Robertson

3. ‘Ad Fontes: An Examination of the Relationship between

Scripture and the Negro Spirituals’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Ernest D. Gray Jr.

4. ‘The Effects of Nationalism on the Mental and Spiritual State’ . . 36

Timothy D. Allison

Sankofa

Umfundi: Nicholas Rowe

5. ”For You Were Slaves in Egypt’: History, Memory, and

Implications for Christian Discipleship’. . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Nicholas Rowe

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6. ‘Local Cultures Matter: Gospel, Identity, and

Mission in Northern Nigeria’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Yoknyam Dabale

7. ‘The Heresy of Prosperity ‘Gospel’: Trading Community

for Commerce’. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Lori Banfield

8. ‘Nazrawis and the Zanj: Contact between Nazrawis

of Northeastern Africa and the Swahili Coast during the

Axumite and Early Solomonic Periods’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Vince L. Bantu

Haymanot

Umfundi: Vincent Bacote

9. ‘Biblical/Social Justice as a Foundation of

the Kingdom of God’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Kenneth J. Reid

10. ‘Creativity, Collaboration, and Improvisation in

Christian Systematic Theology’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Preston Boone

11. ‘Worship, Missiological ‘Blind Spots, ‘ and Reconciliation’. 155

Emmett G. Price

Ujamaa

Umfundi: Lori Banfield

12. ‘A Critique of the Nonviolent Ethic’s Supremacy

in the Black Church’s Discourse and Teaching in

Light of White Evangelical Theology of Violence’ . . . . . . 165

Tyran T. Laws

Table of Contents

13. ‘Call, Chant, Cry, Shout: The Rhythms of African-Inspired

Diaspora Preaching’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Jaclyn P. Williams

14. ‘Dismantling the Optional Service Mentality:

A Dire Call for Christian Preachers and Educators to

Abandon Me-Centered Teachings that Steer Believers

Away from Serving the Church, and Learning Practically

How to Spark a Culture of Volunteerism’ . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Charonda Woods

15. ‘Koinonia as Economic Development in

the African Diaspora’. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Walter S. Augustine

DR. JACQUELINE DYER is the Director of the Doctor of Social Work Program and Associate Professor of Practice at Simmons University’s School of Social Work. As a social worker for more than 25 years, she has worked in direct mental health counseling practice, community outreach and advocacy, program development and leadership, and in academia. Her research and scholarly interests include clergy compassion fatigue, historical trauma, and intimate partner violence in faith communities. She has served as a clinical supervisor in secular and Christian agencies and as a volunteer facilitator for a Christian domestic violence support group. She presents professionally and in the community on the intersections of mental health and faith and maintains a community-based private practice. She has taught at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary and in the social work programs at Eastern Nazarene College, Wheelock College, and Salem State University. She tells people she was born a social worker and loves to teach.