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Title: Into the New Millennium: The Impact of the Academy on the Church (Diversity in the Church)
Author : Currents in Theology and Mission
Release Date : January 01, 2004
Genre: Politics & Current Events,Books,Religion & Spirituality,
Pages : * pages
Size : 272 KB

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Issues of race, gender, and economic and political ideologies exploded in 1968. That historic and tumultuous year included the unforgettable experiences of King, Kennedy, Resurrection City, Howard University, the National Women's Caucus, the Democratic National Convention, and many more. As a twelve-year-old, I witnessed these politics of difference and diversity rocking the country. That very year, the Spirit called me into a life of witness, specifically as an ordained minister. The politics of difference and diversity that defined the United States in 1968 also define the core of my ministry. The Spirit has impeccable timing. I am grateful to the generations of African-American ministers, scholars, and elders whose hard-won accomplishments made my vocation possible. I lift up Dr. Albert ("Pete") Pero as one of the minister scholars. He kept diversity and difference on the agenda in the classroom and at the heart of his ministry. Over the course of his career, he developed a remarkable style that integrated his front-line experience in the 1960s movements with his passion for theology and his essence as a pastor. I recently became his colleague in the theology department at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. Dr. Pero taught theology to a predominantly affluent white student body for about thirty years. Not of small consequence, he taught black and womanist theologies to decades of seminarians. I admire his devotion to keeping diversity at the center of his call. His career and faith inspire my call and strengthen my commitment to do the same.