Respected scholar, teacher, biblical storyteller, and author, the Rev. Marvin McMickle, is coming to Training Tuesdays on May 18 at 7 p.m. In a conversation about his newly released book, “Let the Oppressed Go Free: Exploring Theologies of Liberation,” McMickle will explore how our faith and practice enable us to rise united so that all can be free. Discover the evolution of liberation theologies in their historic and cultural context and the transforming impact that they have on the social and political lives of Christians today. 

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McMickle served as president of Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School in Rochester, New York. He is currently the interim pastor of Antioch Baptist Church, Cleveland, Ohio, where he previously served as senior pastor for nearly 25 years. No stranger to academia, McMickle is professor emeritus at Ashland Theological Seminary, Case Western Reserve, Cleveland State, Princeton, and Fordham universities. In 2009, he spent a semester as a visiting professor at Yale University Divinity School. A prolific author, McMickle has more than a dozen books to his credit, including resources on preaching, ministry, and African American history.

“Let the Oppressed Go Free: Exploring Theologies of Liberation,” considers the evolution of liberation theologies in their historic and cultural contexts. Beginning with the author’s own formative experiences with the Black theology of James Cone, this new volume explores the socio-economic implications of Latin American liberation theologies and considers in depth the theologies of feminist scholars, womanist theologians, and women in ministry.

More than a chronological history or intellectual analysis, the book breathes with lived faith and practical theology, acknowledging the contexts out of which theologies of liberation emerge and the transforming impact they have on the socio-political lives of Christians today.

McMickle has been a frequent guest of the Baltimore-Washington Conference, sharing his wisdom as a storyteller and world-class theologian. Some of the presentations he has made have included: 

• Who We Are Bible Study: Visioning and Prophesying – See his video.
• Read a story on his 2019 Bible Study on Luke 16:19-22 and the beggar and the rich man’s gate.
• See videos of the Annual Conference Bible study - Thursday and Friday
• Read a story on McMickle’s presentation on combatting racism at the 2018 Re-call Summit
• See a short Facebook video conversation with McMickle at the summit.
• Read a story about McMickle’s thoughts on clergy self-care at the 2013 Advent Day Apart.
• Read the press release, below, about his latest book and the subject of Training Tuesday on May 18. 

Best-selling author writes new tome about liberation theologies

VALLEY FORGE, PA (1/29/21)—From pastor, scholar, and best-selling author the Rev. Dr. Marvin A. McMickle comes “Let the Oppressed Go Free: Exploring Theologies of Liberation,” which considers the evolution of liberation theologies in their historic and cultural contexts.

Beginning with the author’s own formative experiences with the Black theology of James Cone, this new volume explores the socio-economic implications of Latin American liberation theologies and considers in depth the theologies of feminist scholars, womanist theologians and women in ministry.

More than a chronological history or intellectual analysis, the book breathes with lived

faith and practical theology, acknowledging the contexts out of which theologies of liberation emerge and the transforming impact they have on the socio-political lives of Christians today.

Accessible to academicians and laity alike, the book asserts that the subsequent theological reflection in the United States and around the world were formed using Black theology as a point of reference for other and different liberation struggles. It examines what the Bible says and what the Christian church should be saying and doing about other forms of oppression beyond that rooted in and based upon race and ethnicity.

Author McMickle is interim pastor of Antioch Baptist Church, Cleveland, Ohio, where he previously served as senior pastor for nearly 25 years. He has also served as past president of Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, Rochester, N.Y. No stranger to academia, McMickle is professor emeritus at Ashland Theological Seminary, Case Western Reserve, Cleveland State, Princeton, and Fordham universities. In 2009, he spent a semester as a visiting professor at Yale University Divinity School. A prolific author, McMickle has more than a dozen books to his credit, including resources on preaching, ministry and African-American history.

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