A Meeting at the Crossroads: Transitions and Transformations in the Study of Black Religions | Keynote Address
Tracey E. Hucks Provost and Dean of the Faculty James A. Storing Professor of Religion and Africana & Latin American Studies Colgate University
Albert J. Raboteau: A Legacy of Intellectual Offerings
In many African American religions, the crossroads symbolizes the
mystical barrier that separates the world of deities and ancestors from
the material world of humanity. Utilizing the crossroad as a dialogical
model for interdisciplinary and intergenerational exchange, "A Meeting
at the Crossroads" envisions a dialogical exchange that includes both
contemporary and ancestral interlocutors. Our collective reflection not
only conjures the presence of ancestral interlocutors, but also casts
new visions for the future of African American religious studies.