Black Nationalism and Theodicy is a comparison of the thought process of Henry Highland Garnet, Alexander Crummell, and Henry McNeal Turner highlighting the necessity for the Black Nationalists to address the issues of unmerited oppression of Black people by developing the theodicies, which make the suffering contextually bearable.  Furthermore, it appears that one important consequence of such theodicies must be the hope of liberation.  Besides, this work develops several meaningful implications for the practice of a specific ministry of the liberation of the African-American community and the practice of liberation and hope to the wider community in general. 

 About the Author

A Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholar, Historian, and Social Ethicist, James Arthur Holmes has taught at Allen University, Mt. Calvary University, Roanoke Chowan Community College, Shaw University, and the University of South Carolina.  He co-authored African Methodism in South Carolina where he popularized the name “Mother Emanuel” for the historic AME Church in Charleston where nine members were killed by a gunman. Holmes co-founded Mt. Calvary University, Burgaw, NC.  He has numerous academic and civic awards including the Key to the City of Southport, NC.  Holmes is a former well-decorated Captain of the US Army.  He provided a lecture to an international Yemen Delegation on “The Role of the  Black Church in the Civil Rights Movement” sponsored by the US State Department. Holmes toured Israel and provided a lecture on the “History of the African American Church” to a group of Jewish scholars.  He holds the B.A., Allen University, the M.Div., the Interdenominational Theological Center, and the S.T.M. and TH.D. degrees Boston University.

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