The Gospel Beyond the Grave: Toward a Black Theology of Hope - Hardcover

by Lewis Brogdon (Author), Stephen G. Ray (Foreword by)

Will Black lives matter beyond the grave--at history's end and on the day of judgment? In The Gospel Beyond the Grave: Toward a Black Theology of Hope, Lewis Brogdon brings the history and experiences of Black people to bear on eschatology. Not only questioning why Black people have been ignored from the consideration of last things, he argues that a theologically sound eschatology must include a divine reckoning for slavery and racism. Brogdon also gives a fresh contextual lens to Christ's reconciliatory work that provides hope for our salvation from the sins of racism and a future together in a new heaven and new earth.

Author Biography

Dr. Lewis Brogdon is a distinguished religious scholar, public intellectual, author, and prophetic voice on issues such as the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., reparations for African Americans, nihilism in Black America, slavery in the Bible, Black religion, and the enduring legacy of racism in the United States. He has been invited to speak at influential platforms including the Permanent Forum for People of African Descent--an advisory body to the United Nations Human Rights Council -- as well as at numerous media outlets, churches, colleges, and community organizations across the country.



Dr. Brogdon has offered prayers at the National Press Club and the South African Embassy in Washington, D.C. and delivered keynote addresses at prominent events such as the 2023 Virginia Counselors' Association annual meeting and Dayton, Ohio's city-wide Martin Luther King Jr. dinner. His international teaching includes lectures on Black Studies in Jerusalem, Haiti, and the Bahamas. He has taught his course on Martin Luther King Jr. at four institutions, including a session with Dr. Cornel West, and has lectured at a range of universities including the University of Central Florida, Abilene Christian University, Louisville Seminary, the Interdenominational Theological Center, Claflin University, Radford University, Campbellsville University, Bluefield University, and North Park Theological Seminary.



Dr. Brogdon currently serves as Associate Professor of Black Church Studies and Executive Director of the Institute for Black Church Studies at BSK Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He is also Director of Institutional Effectiveness at Bluefield University in Virginia. A prolific author, his works include Hope on the Brink: Understanding the Emergence of Nihilism in Black America, The Bible in the Ashes of Social Chaos: An Introduction to Problematic Texts, and The Gospel Beyond the Grave: Toward a Black Theology of Hope.