Adventist Peace Radio, Ep. 98: A House On Fire 3—Talking About Racism With Claudia Allen

Claudia Allen, Maury Jackson, and Nathan Brown discuss Claudia’s chapter in the book, A House on Fire: How Adventist Faith Responds to Race and Racism. This is the third installment in the House on Fire series, which is being distributed by two podcasts—Adventist Peace Radio and Adventist Voices.

Claudia M. Allen is an internationally acclaimed speaker and human rights advocate, who is passionate about creating equitable environments through communication, public policy and transformed thinking.

After receiving her Masters of Arts in English from Georgetown University, she immersed herself in research, teaching and assistance with curriculum development in literature, writing and social change at the University of Maryland, College Park. However, feeling global change could be made, she shifted to the public sector.

Seamlessly merging her speaking skills with her desire to further racial justice and religious freedom, Claudia found herself in front of audiences all over the United States, South Africa, Australia, and Ireland, and yes also right here on the Adventist Peace Radio podcast. A champion of education and training, she holds certificates from Harvard University and Howard University School of Divinity, garnering knowledge in her chosen field.

Currently, Claudia serves as the Community Outreach Supervisor for the Howard County Office of Human Rights & Equity in Columbia, MD, rightfully positioning herself as a visionary and an agent of change.

Maury D. Jackson is Chair of the Pastoral Studies Department and Associate Professor of Practical Theology for the HMS Richards Divinity School at La Sierra University. He is an ordained Seventh-day Adventist pastor with 15 years of experience in pastoral leadership, serving in congregations in the Southern California area. He holds a DMin degree from Claremont School of Theology in interdisciplinary studies of Theology, Ethics, and Culture. He formerly taught for the philosophy department of Antelope Valley College. He has authored multiple articles and book chapters on a range of topics: racism, ethics, environmental justice, hermeneutics, black church studies, and preaching.

Nathan Brown is Book Editor at Signs Publishing Company, the Seventh-day Adventist publishing house for the South Pacific. He is a continuing student in a Master’s program in Human Rights, having previous degrees in law, literature, English, writing, and theology and justice. Nathan is the author/editor of 18 books, including Advent, Of Falafels and Following Jesus, and For the Least of These, and has written for magazines and websites around the world. He is married to Angela, and they live in a small rural community near Melbourne, Australia.

SHOW NOTES

We hope you’ll read the book as you listen to the series. A House on Fire is available at Amazon.com and the Adventist Book Center.

Series landing page – http://adventistpeace.org/house-on-fire

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PRODUCTION TEAM: This episode was recorded by Nathan Brown and edited by Jeff Boyd.

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