“It is imperative that we recognize, even if belatedly, those few black pioneers of the decades before the initiatives of Hoyt and Waters—the likes of Leon Edward Wright; Charles B. Copher; G. Murray Branch; and Joseph A. Johnson. We must inscribe them and a few others into our full organizational consciousness and memory. These few are no longer with us; they have yet to be fully claimed and recognized. They struggled mightily to figure out how to speak to the challenges and pressures of the different worlds they intersected as black male intellectuals on the peripheries of the field.” —Vincent L. Wimbush

Access Vincent L. Wimbush's Presidential Address, “Interpreters—Enslaving/Enslaved/Runagate” in JBL 130.1. buff.ly/Z66VcDy #BlackHistorySBL26

Fuller Seminary has recently announced THREE endowed chair positions: 1. Chair of Faith & Public Life, 2. Homer L. Goddard Chair in Transformational Church Ministry, 3. Lip-Bu Tan Chair for the Future Church. Know a qualified candidate? Please share! workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...

Learning in pieces Theological education may be fracturing, but there’s wisdom and beauty in the...

Contributed a piece on "Counterpolarizing the Classroom" to The Christian Century’s 2026 Theological Education issue. Find my article and six other thoughtful pieces on what theological education can look like at this time below: www.christiancentury.org/features/lea...

Congratulations!

AAPI Advent

This is a beautiful Advent devotional that centers Asian American stories and invites all towards a deeper hope as we navigate these turbulent times together. Thanks @jannalouie.bsky.social and CAAPIC (Coalition for Asian American Pacific Islander Churches for creating this resource.

“The import of Héctor’s discovery is remarkable and complicates the conventional histories about the introduction of Christianity and erasure of Native religions, as it points to Indigenous agency and intelligence on the page not merely in reaction to but in the midst of this moment in time.”

This new book by @collincornell.bsky.social just arrived at my door. Here's an excerpt from Brent Strawn's endorsement: "Read this book to be educated. Read this book to have your mind changed. Read this book to be inspired. Most of all, just read this book. God draws near, indeed." Congrats!

@choklotubbe.bsky.social

Congrats to Danny Zacharias and Chris Hoklotubbe on their groundbreaking new book, Reading the Bible on Turtle Island!
@fullerseminary.bsky.social is hosting a book launch tomorrow in Pasadena:

This will be a fantastic joint-session 🔥 at #AARSBL2025.

If you're headed to Boston later this month, please join us for this upcoming session at #AARSBL2025

This year, the SBL Asian and Asian-American Hermeneutics Seminary is collaborating for the first time with the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies. Join us! #AARSBL2025.

The SBL Asian and Asian-American Hermeneutics Seminar invites you to attend "Reception of the Bible in Asia and Asian America" at #aarsbl2025.

Hot off the press from Brill: "Harrowing the Gospels: A Cambodian (American) Rereading of Agriculture in Mark and Matthew." Congrats to Dr. Kristofer Phan Coffman!

When ICE Raided Their Community, These Churches Were Ready - Christianity Today Decades-long relationships helped Pasadena churches respond to wildfires—and now immigration arrests.

Clergy & churches in Pasadena are leading the charge & loving their neighbors:
"The churches have some deep theological differences, but their readiness to band together in the face of raids came from 20 years of relationships in the community."
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/07/ice-...

Join us in person & online for the Payton Lectures (May 12–13) at Fuller Seminary! Dr. @amypeeler.bsky.social (Wheaton College) will unfold the theological significance of the Incarnation mediated through the embodied life of Mary. Register here loom.ly/aCRlYo4.

I appreciate this insightful piece by
@sjkoh.bsky.social on how to incorporate design thinking into one’s doctoral program and consider more expansive ways for how and where the knowledge and skills gained in a PhD might be used. aparri.org/op-eds/the-s...

I wish I could have been there to celebrate this achievement @womanistprof67.bsky.social! Congratulations to Dr. Mitzi Smith on her installment as J. Davison Philips Professor of New Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary. 🤩👇🏼🔥

Now that @joelbgreen.bsky.social is back on social media, I want to congratulate him on his new NTL James commentary @wjkbooks.bsky.social!
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Theme: "Reception of the Bible in Asia and Asian America." The Asian and Asian American Hermeneutics Unit invites you to submit a proposal for the 2025 SBL Annual Meeting in Boston. Please share!

Spread the word! Both frequent and first-time presenters are encouraged to submit proposals by March 25 (11:59 pm EST) for the 2025 SBL Annual Meeting.

Full List of 2024 Foreword INDIES Finalists These are the best of the best, the cream of the crop, the cherries on top a metaphorical ice cream sundae of indie books. The full list of finalists for the 2024 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awar...

Swing Low and The New Testament in Color from @ivpacademic.bsky.social were named finalists for the 2024 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards!

@amypeeler.bsky.social
@janettehok.bsky.social
@esaumccaulley.bsky.social

@aupresses.bsky.social

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Thanks for the shout-out, @karidehaven.bsky.social !

Congratulations!!!

Thanks for sharing this litany @margmowczko.bsky.social!

𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺

Beyond the Lion Rock Spirit: A New Expression of British Hong Kongese Christianity

Much enjoyed writing this chapter about British Hong Kongese Christianity for 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 (Ed. @alexanderchow.bsky.social ). @scmpress.bsky.social

scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/978033...

Thanks, @collincornell.bsky.social, for sharing this article on the "complex interplay between mission, Bible, and imperialism in early twentieth-century colonial context of Korea."👇🏼journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/001452462412...

S8 E10 | The Myth of a Colorblind, Meritocratic Society with David M. Bailey - Amy Julia Becker David M. Bailey brings hope and clarity to the polarized conversation around political changes, executive orders, and the complexity of DEIA.

Recent executive orders have polarized the complex conversation around diversity, equity, inclusion, & accessibility (DEIA). David M. Bailey, CEO of Arrabon, joins me to discuss what it looks like to be faithful to truth and grace in uncertain times.

🎙️: amyjuliabecker.com/david-bailey...

📣 Applications due Feb 14 -spread the word! 👉🏼 FTE offers a dissertation fellowship of up to $35,000 each to under-resourced and underrepresented Ph.D. and Th.D. students pursuing a vocation in teaching and scholarship. fteleaders.org/grants-and-f...

@wdavidotaylor.bsky.social, it's never a dull moment with you! Great catching up, my friend!