What does it mean to be Black and evangelical in a moment when both words carry so much baggage? Esau is joined by theologian and longtime Wheaton professor Dr. Vince Bacote, whose new documentary Black + Evangelical traces the overlooked history of African Americans in evangelical institutions. They talk about what it means to carry a Black church heritage into white evangelical spaces, why so many Black voices are celebrated until they speak up about race, and how many of today’s tensions are echoes of the past.

0:00 - Theme Song

3:25 - Highest-Grossing Documentary

6:18 - Black and Evangelical

13:22 - Struggles Being Black and Evangelical

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25:33 - Tom Skinner

28:30 - Tone Policing

33:33 - Emotion and Intellect

37:42 - Promise Keepers

45:45 - Hopeful Future for Black Evangelicalism

50:30 - End Credits

Black + Evangelical Documentary:

https://pages.christianitytoday.com/black-evangelicals-documentary-lp

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