William E. Pannell Center
Resources for the Community
Browse Pannell Center articles, videos, and podcasts. Our resources gather the insights of scholars and practitioners for your work and ministry in and outside of the church. For additional resources, visit the David Allan Hubard Library’s Pannell Center Resource Page.
Articles
Hip Hop Hermeneutic
Dwight Radcliff, director of the Pannell Center, explores the history of the African American church and Hip Hop as a lens for interpreting Scripture
Bridges and Marchers
Quotes from Fuller Seminary’s “Do Black Lives Really Matter?” panel trace a narrative arc from suffering to hope
Forgiveness and Justice: Two Keys to Reconciliation
Ethicist Hak Joon Lee refutes evangelicals who think forgiveness alone is sufficient in achieving reconciliation
Working Together Toward Racial Reconciliation
Professors Joy Moore and Bill Pannell together offer comments on reconciling race
Videos
FULLER dialogues: Black Public Theology
Leaders from the Black academy and the Black church explore ways to foster greater interaction between Black theology and the Black church and community
Can “White” People be Saved: Reflections on Missions and Whiteness
Yale professor Willie Jennings discusses “whiteness” as a sociocultural framework in which missions developed and imperialized the locations on which it descended, and offers a way to uncouple Christian faith from whiteness
Story Table: Reconciling Race
Fuller community members share personal stories around "reconciling race" at FULLER studio’s Story Table
Audio
Conversing: David Bailey on Reconciliation
David Bailey, founder and executive director of Arrabon, shares about his work in racial reconciliation and the need for the church to repair society’s broken systems
Conversing: Willie Jennings on Race
Yale professor Willie Jennings discusses race with President Mark Labberton and reframes fraught social problems around a theology of place
John M. Perkins on Legacy
Civil rights activist John M. Perkins talks with President Mark Labberton about the role of protest in a life of faith and how he supports a new generation of leaders advocating for social change
Utilizing the Scholar and Preaching Outside the Temple
Candace Shields, bishop and pastor at Twice Called Christian Center, discusses the divide between Black theology and the Black church, arguing that a greater collaboration between the two would foster transformation within African American communities
Contact Us
Staff
Dwight A. Radcliff Jr.
Director, William Pannell Center for African American Church Studies
DRadcliff@fuller.edu
Office
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