The Round Table: A Christian's Conversation With Marginal Beliefs Affecting The Black Church Experience

There once existed a time in our country when the African American religious tradition was summarized by the usage of One Name -- The Name Jesus. That day is over. Now, “there’s a revolution going on. It’s happening under our very noses. It’s not a political or economic revolution. You might call it a revolution in the history of ideas -- a radical change in how the up-and-coming Millennial Generation has come to view reality.” Dr. Nicholas Perrin


Emerging from that view of reality are serious threats to The Black Church -- not churches filled with Black people, but moreover, the Black Church Experience. The threats live among us and have even woven themselves into what has become a confusing tapestry of trending Christian thoughts. The Black Church, once a model for Christian conviction, has now become a mole on the backside of compromise.


This book examines and dialogues with six major ideologies which threaten faithful Christian doctrine and practice. While some appear subtly synchronistic, and others blatantly anti-Christian, each ideology is personified and engaged with a fictional character to demonstrate how these beliefs impact and interact with the faith of our fathers. At this rate, The Black Church will soon spiral down into non-effectiveness by the infiltration of corrosive beliefs embodied by Shana - The Pluralistic “Christian”, Curtis - The Black Hebrew-Israelite (Remixed), Ashanti - The Follower of the Religions of Kemet, Deshawn - The Black Atheist, Orlando - The Afro-American Eastern Mystic, and Pierre - The Black Polytheist. Defender of the true faith, the aged Pastor, Reverend Jenkins, is no longer able to contend with these “knights of the Round Table.” Thus, he has employed the services of Armand and Laws to equip today’s Christian.