Speaking the Truth: Ecumenism, Liberation, and Black Theology Series_SEDOS Mission Symposium “Learn from the people

“Learn from the people

Laura Taylor (College of Saint Benedict & Saint John’s University)

and dialogue with other religious traditions

And whether their life spans sixteen years

prove worth

Speaking the Truth: Ecumenism, Liberation, and Black Theology Series_SEDOS Mission Symposium “Learn from the peopleWith a New Introduction by Dennis W. Wiley Preaching the Gospel is not easy in a church defined by the denominational interests of status seeking clergy and laypersons. Doing Christian theology is difficult in a seminary or university determined by the academic interests of privileged professors and students. Speaking the truth can be politically dangerous in a society defined according to the socio economic interests of the rich. Preaching the