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“Reggie Williams will not only ignite new discussions on Bonhoeffer and race, but also will guide readers into more honest reflection on the entrenched nature of racism and the deliberative thinking and action necssary for resistance.”
-Jennifer M. McBride, Regents Chair of Ethics, Wartburg College

Bonhoeffer’s Black Jesus is destined to transform Bonhoeffer studies. Williams makes a plausible case that Bonhoeffer’s experiences in neighboring Harlem were far more decisive in shaping the man who returned to Germany to take on the Nazis and the Nazifying Protestant churches.”
-David P. Gushee, Distinguished University Professor of Christion Ethics and Director, Center for Theology and Public Life, Mercer University

This study of Bonhoeffer and the black Christ is a revelation, an unveiling that illumines the deep places of Bonhoeffer”s life and thought. Moreover, Reggie Williams’ presentation and writing are exemplary, within reach of any audience serious about Bonhoeffer.”
-Larry Rasmussen, Reinhold Niebuhr Professor Emeritus of Social Ethics, Union Theological Seminary

Bonhoeffer’s Black Jesus is a compelling study of Bonhoeffer’s encounter with the Christianity he found alive in the streets of Harlem and the sanctuary of Abyssinian Baptist Church. The Black Christ that Williams finds in Bonhoeffer challenges all of us to live more authentically and fully into the call to do justice.”
-Emile M. Townes, E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of Womanist Ethics and Society, Vanderbilt Divinity School

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