Standing in the Gap: The Black Church, Social Justice, and the Reign of God open.substack.com/pub/ther3pro...

W.E.B. DuBois and the Psychological Wage of Whiteness open.substack.com/pub/ther3pro...

On February 21, 2026, Rev. Dr. Andre E. Johnson delivered this lecture at the Sanctuaries of Struggle: The Colored Conventions and the Black Church as Social Movement. ther3project.substack.com/p/black-rhet...

Today reminds me that I am not a father.

What if I tell you that voters KNEW exactly what they wanted when they voted in 2024? THEY KNEW! #BlametheVoters

VRA 1965: Give Us (BACK) the Power of Our Collective Ballot open.substack.com/pub/ther3pro...

From Sanctuary to the Streets: Training Black Churches for Faithful Witness in the Public Square open.substack.com/pub/ther3pro...

The Prophetic Persona of James Cone and the Rhetorical Theology of Black Theology open.substack.com/pub/ther3pro...

OTD: June 11, 1875: The Colored Convention Project open.substack.com/pub/ther3pro...

The Prophetic Persona of James Cone and the Rhetorical Theology of Black Theology open.substack.com/pub/ther3pro...

Is the moment too big for the Spurs?

Just you wait, in two years, Jill Stein will come back and save us!

I know, let us be patient and wait on our allies to show up and show out!

So I guess those people who believed in the right to vote did not know what they were talking about.

OTD: June 9, 1865: The Colored Convention Project open.substack.com/pub/ther3pro...

Is Trump invited to game 4?

Souls To The Polls Rally open.substack.com/pub/ther3pro...

OTD: June 5, 1865: The Colored Convention Project open.substack.com/pub/ther3pro...

On June 5, 1865, just two months after the end of the Civil War, Black citizens in Virginia gathered to discuss issues germane to their newly freed status. open.substack.com/pub/ther3pro...

OTD: June 5, 1865: The Colored Convention Project open.substack.com/pub/ther3pro...

Is our teaching in vain?

"My vote doesn't matter" is a lie.

Keynote Address: 2026 Philosophy and Communication Preconference open.substack.com/pub/ther3pro...

This essay serves as a tribute in a Festschrift honoring the life and contributions of Frank Anthony Thomas, who concluded his remarkable career at the Faculty of Christian Theological Seminary in December 2025. ther3project.substack.com/p/frank-a-th...

Panel 2: 2026 Philosophy and Communication Preconference open.substack.com/pub/ther3pro...

Panel 2: 2026 Philosophy and Communication Preconference open.substack.com/pub/ther3pro...

Our preconference was great! Panel 1: 2026 Philosophy and Communication Preconference open.substack.com/pub/ther3pro...

2026 Philosophy and Communication Pre-Conference open.substack.com/pub/ther3pro...

Insurrectionist forgiveness instead of student loan forgiveness. #BlametheVoters

Narrative Empathy, Subtle Pejorative, and Religious Agenda-Setting: A Close Reading of “Report in Slavery and Racism in the History of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary” open.substack.com/pub/ther3pro...

In this introductory essay for this special issue, I encourage scholars in the fields of homiletics and rhetoric to expand our understanding of homiletical and rhetorical theory by specifically concentrating on the unique rhetoric present in Black sermons. mds.marshall.edu/sermonstudie...

Please share. open.substack.com/pub/ther3pro...

Frank A. Thomas and the Future of Black Preaching: A Reflection on the Rhetorical Dynamics of the Black Sermon open.substack.com/pub/ther3pro...

I have long advocated for the perspective that scholars should regard the Black sermon not merely as a religious or cultural expression but as a significant rhetorical artifact. open.substack.com/pub/ther3pro...

For this special issue of Sermon Studies, we agree that the sermon “demands another look.” We take up that call expressly by focusing on the African American preaching tradition and the rhetoric of the Black sermon. ther3project.substack.com/p/black-prea...

Prophetic pessimism

I am pleased to announce that I am the new Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Communication and Film at the University of Memphis. open.substack.com/pub/ther3pro...

We in trouble

The Tennessee Legislature is their ancestors wildest dreams.

Philosophy of Communication Pre-Conference open.substack.com/pub/ther3pro...

THE MEMPHIS MASSACRE OF 1866 open.substack.com/pub/ther3pro...