Liberating Prophetic Voices

Abstract African American Readings of Paul is a study of the various ways African Americans have used Paul’s epistles from the 1700s to the mid-twentieth century. Bowens investigates how African Americans received and responded to Paul’s writings. While other studies have examined African Americans’ interpretations of Scripture, Bowens’s methodology, focus, and scope, along with her exceptional knowledge in the Pauline epistles, distinguish her work from others.