August 26, 2016 by Dennis R. Edwards
Watch: Race Matters Q & A with Dennis Edwards and Greg Boyd

All my adult life I’ve been involved in conversations and initiatives regarding racism in the United States. Not all of these conversations have been in church contexts. When I was a science and math teacher back in NYC at an independent school, I was one of few African Americans on the faculty and my voice was valued by many in the administration and among the student body. It has not always been similarly valued in evangelical contexts! But a little while ago, Dr. Greg Boyd and I sat together to field questions regarding racial injustice and how Christians can be agents of reconciliation. The entire session was recorded on video. I hope you’ll check it out!

I also have hope that we Christians will learn to deal with issues of race and power even better as time goes on. It has already been a long and arduous journey, but with genuine humility, flowing from from our submission to the lordship of Jesus, we can grow in being true reconcilers, which is a fundamental part of the Gospel and not an optional addendum to it.

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Dennis R. Edwards

Dennis hails from New York City, by way of Washington, DC. He's a learner and a teacher, a husband and a father, a pastor and servant. His BS degree is from Cornell (in Chemical Engineering), his MDiv from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and both his MA and PhD (in Biblical Studies) are from The Catholic University of America. Dennis has been in urban ministry for 3 decades, having started churches in Brooklyn, NY and Washington, D.C. He also led a third congregation in Minneapolis, MN. Having served as an Associate Professor of New Testament at North Park Theological Seminary for the last several years, Dr. Edwards is currently the Vice President for Church Relations and Dean of the Seminary at NPTS. Dennis likes to lift weights, ride his bicycle, play racquetball, play around on his saxophone and flute, eat, and read. "Rev. Dr. Dre," as he is affectionately known, has just released his latest book, Humility Illuminated: The Biblical Path Back to Christian Character (2023).

Dennis R. Edwards

Dennis hails from New York City, by way of Washington, DC. He's a learner and a teacher, a husband and a father, a pastor and servant. His BS degree is from Cornell (in Chemical Engineering), his MDiv from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and both his MA and PhD (in Biblical Studies) are from The Catholic University of America. Dennis has been in urban ministry for 3 decades, having started churches in Brooklyn, NY and Washington, D.C. He also led a third congregation in Minneapolis, MN. Having served as an Associate Professor of New Testament at North Park Theological Seminary for the last several years, Dr. Edwards is currently the Vice President for Church Relations and Dean of the Seminary at NPTS. Dennis likes to lift weights, ride his bicycle, play racquetball, play around on his saxophone and flute, eat, and read. "Rev. Dr. Dre," as he is affectionately known, has just released his latest book, Humility Illuminated: The Biblical Path Back to Christian Character (2023).