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
