Redeeming Mulatto

A significant work that fuses the discourses of theology, critical theory, literary theory, and critical race theory. Redeeming Mulatto evidences a respectable breadth of engagement and a surprising facility with bringing seemingly disparate discourses into constructive dialogue.

~Stephen G. Ray, Jr., Neal F. and Illa A. Fisher Professor of Theology, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

Bantum not only incisively argues how mulatto life critically exposes the deceit of whiteness and the black struggle for wholeness but envisions constructive theology through the lens of Christ's own mulatto existence. Redeeming Mulatto overcomes the prevailing myth of a post-racial society and stirs 'in-between' the life of the Spirit and the mission of mulattic discipleship.

~Dale P. Andrews, Distinguished Professor of Homiletics and Social Justice, Vanderbilt University

A remarkable piece of work that explores how the tragic character of mulatto existence not only illumines but also is decisive for helping us think through some of the fundamental Christological affirmations of the Christian faith. This theologically sophisticated book will assuredly make a difference in how we break out of some of the perennial debates of the past.

~Stanley Hauerwas, Gilbert T. Rowe Professor of Theological Ethics, Duke University

Bantum moves beyond [Milbank] by arguing that white racism is religious in outlook, leaving no place for mulattos. But Christ transgresses racial boundaries in assuming human nature. The Calcedonian definition defines Christ as uniquely mulatto...Seminary libraries should have [this book].

~Religious Studies Review

Bantum invites us into a new existence, an interstitial or in-between Christian life beyond race...this is an important book that makes a genuine breakthrough in discussions of theology and race. Bantum succeeds in taking us beyond the binary impasses of black theology and the racial (if not racist) indifference of white Christianity.

~The Christian Century

Any preacher that is interested in reflecting on the racial construction of theology in her or his preaching would benefit from this intelligent work.

~Timothy Jones, Ph. D. student, Boston University School of Theology, Homiletic