True to Our Native Land is a pioneering commentary on the New Testament that sets biblical interpretation firmly

in the context of African American experience and concern.

In this second edition, the scholarship is cutting-edge, updated, and expanded to be in tune with African

American culture, education, and churches. The book calls into question many canons of traditional biblical

research and highlights the role of the Bible in African American history, accenting themes of ethnicity, class,

slavery, and African heritage as these play a role in Christian Scripture and the Christian odyssey of an

emancipated people.