Description: This journal is a compilation of selected papers delivered at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium, and relevent book reviews by its leading members. The 2008 annual meeting was held in Chicago, Illinois at the Catholic Theological Union and at Loyola University of Chicago. Article contributions are: "Voices from the Margins: African Women's Hermeneutics" by James Okoye, CSSp., "Code Black: A Black Catholic Liberation Biomethics", by Shawnee Daniels-Sykes, SSND., and "The Flames of Namugongo: Issues Around Theological Narrativity, Heteronormativity, Globalization, and AIDS in Africa", by Ken Hamilton, SVD. Book review contributions are: Tim Wise's "Between Barack and a Hard Place: Racism and Denial in the Age of Obama" by Cyprian Davis, OSB, Clarence Thomas' "My Grandfather's Son: A Memior" by Robert Bartlett, and Copeland's, Mosely, SND.'s, and Raboteau's, "Uncommon Faithfulness: The Black Catholic Experience" by Kimberly Flint-Hamilton.
