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"Dom Cyprian Davis - In Gratitude And Praise", C. Vanessa White Dec 2016

"Dom Cyprian Davis - In Gratitude And Praise", C. Vanessa White

Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium

A poem in honor of Father Cyprian Davis, O.S.B.


The Inspiring And Challenging Legacy Of Cyprian Davis, Osb, Bryan M. Massingale Dec 2016

The Inspiring And Challenging Legacy Of Cyprian Davis, Osb, Bryan M. Massingale

Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium

I had the privilege of knowing Fr. Cyprian in multiple capacities: as a fellow Black Catholic priest and our membership in the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus; as a faculty colleague at the Institute for Black Catholic Studies at Xavier University (New Orleans); and as a fellow Black Catholic scholar and our membership in the Black Catholic Theological Symposium. Yet these are but only the formal settings of our professional relationships. More importantly and significantly, Cyprian was for me and many others a role model, a mentor, and even a legend. I always approached him with attitudes of awe, reverence, …


Farewell, Fr. Cyprian, Kimberly Flint-Hamilton Dec 2016

Farewell, Fr. Cyprian, Kimberly Flint-Hamilton

Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium

These past two years have been difficult for the BCTS. On May 18, 2015, we lost our beloved friend, colleague, mentor, and role model, Fr. Cyprian Davis, OSB, at the age of 84. Six years ago, in 2010, Cecilia Moore, Steve Hamilton and I spent two days with Fr. Cyprian and recorded his reflections on his life. Volume IV of the Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium features the essay that resulted from that interview.


Securing The Legacy Of Black Catholics Through Archival Donations: Dom Cyprian Davis, O.S.B. (1930-2015), A Case In Point, Kathleen Dorsey Bellow Dec 2016

Securing The Legacy Of Black Catholics Through Archival Donations: Dom Cyprian Davis, O.S.B. (1930-2015), A Case In Point, Kathleen Dorsey Bellow

Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium

Cyprian Davis, O.S.B., was a lifelong scholar of church history and a prolific archivist. This article recaps his development as a Catholic historian whose struggle with black consciousness and commitment to serve God’s people placed him in a unique position to chronicle the growth of the U.S. Black Catholic church. In late 2014, he made a plan with colleagues to finally organize and dispose of the substantial collection of documents, files, photos, correspondence, and articles related to the history of Black Catholics in the United States that he had accumulated during the course of his career and ministry. Fr. Davis’ …


Theology: A Portrait In Black — Product Of Vatican Ii And The Civil Rights Movement; Catalyst For Future Black Catholic Scholarship, Kimberly Flint-Hamilton Dec 2016

Theology: A Portrait In Black — Product Of Vatican Ii And The Civil Rights Movement; Catalyst For Future Black Catholic Scholarship, Kimberly Flint-Hamilton

Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium

This paper explores the context in which the manuscript Theology: A Portrait in Black emerged and set the stage for those who were then and have continued to evolve as leaders in the Black Catholic Movement, among them, Dom. Cyprian Davis, O.S.B. Its contributors continued on to become scholars, teachers, and leaders in the U.S. Church. The book, and its contributors, inspired a generation of black Catholics and helped move the American Church on a path toward inclusion. It was both a product of its time and a beacon of hope.


Appreciation For Fr. Cyprian Davis, Diane Batts Morrow Dec 2016

Appreciation For Fr. Cyprian Davis, Diane Batts Morrow

Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium

An essay in honor of Father Cyprian Davis, O.S.B.


Cover And Front Matter, Black Catholic Theological Symposium Dec 2016

Cover And Front Matter, Black Catholic Theological Symposium

Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium

Cover, table of contents, administrative information, Volume 10 (2017)


"Just Enough", Steven Hamilton Dec 2016

"Just Enough", Steven Hamilton

Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium

A poem in honor of Father Cyprian Davis


The Risk Of Memory, The Cost Of Forgetting, M. Shawn Copeland Dec 2016

The Risk Of Memory, The Cost Of Forgetting, M. Shawn Copeland

Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium

This article, a revision of the Raymund Schwager, S.J., Memorial Lecture, given at the Colloquium on Religion and Violence, July 10, 2015, St. Louis University, focuses on the risk of memory and the cost of forgetting. Memory, and the act of remembering both individually and collectively as a society, involves risk to a society’s present, past, and future. Forgetting comes at a price exacted by the past, but paid in the present for the future, even as nations sometimes choose to forget. This thesis is developed in three parts – common meaning and memory as grounding a community; the cost …


Review — Black Practical Theology, Edited By Dale P. Andrews And Robert London Smith Jr., C. Vanessa White Dec 2016

Review — Black Practical Theology, Edited By Dale P. Andrews And Robert London Smith Jr., C. Vanessa White

Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium

No abstract provided.


Theological Anthropology In The Theology Of Marriage And Family, Joseph S. Flipper Dec 2016

Theological Anthropology In The Theology Of Marriage And Family, Joseph S. Flipper

Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium

The Catholic Church is faced with the challenge of theologically interpreting families that have experienced divorce, remarriage, and children outside of wedlock. The anthropology of conjugal self-gift, though valuable as an analogy to the Trinitarian communion, makes the nuclear family into an ideal. Since fewer than half of children in the U.S. live in the “traditional family,” it remains a problematic ideal. I suggest that familial and marital situations outside of the norm—often seen as problems illustrative of the breakdown of marriage in contemporary society—may be regarded in another light. A more adequate anthropology must consider how diverse marital and …


Review — Democracy In Black: How Race Still Enslaves The American Soul, By Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Jon Nilson Dec 2016

Review — Democracy In Black: How Race Still Enslaves The American Soul, By Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Jon Nilson

Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium

No abstract provided.


Review — Racism And The Image Of God, By Karen Teel, Simonmary Asese Aihiokhai Dec 2016

Review — Racism And The Image Of God, By Karen Teel, Simonmary Asese Aihiokhai

Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium

No abstract provided.


Chronology, Black Catholic Theological Symposium Dec 2016

Chronology, Black Catholic Theological Symposium

Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium

Listing of locations of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium, 1978-present


Review — Morality Truly Christian, Truly African: Foundational, Methodological, And Theological Considerations, By Paulinus Ikechukwu Odozor, C.S.Sp., Alex Mikulich Dec 2016

Review — Morality Truly Christian, Truly African: Foundational, Methodological, And Theological Considerations, By Paulinus Ikechukwu Odozor, C.S.Sp., Alex Mikulich

Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium

No abstract provided.