Articles by Harold Trulear
Harold Dean Trulear, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Applied Theology at Howard University School of Divinity. His professional associations include the Correctional Ministries and Chaplains Association, Just Leadership USA, and Community Corrections for Youth. A graduate of Morehouse College and Drew University, he directs a national research and demonstration project called, “Healing Communities USA,” mobilizing congregations to support those returning from incarceration through the establishment of family and social support networks. Along with Charles Lewis and W. Wilson Goode, Trulear is co-editor of the book, Ministry with Prisoners and Families: The Way Forward (Judson Press 2011).
by Harold Dean Trulear
In a real sense, if we answer the question “How do we preach to them,” we run the risk of developing a formulaic response itself devoid of the Divine Breath. The answer lies not in a formula, but in an encounter with that Breath itself. Our encounter with that Breath as preachers gives freer passageway for the Breath to enter the places in congregants’ souls deprived of spiritual oxygen.
By Harold Dean Trulear
When Jesus Christ died on the cross, he was an inmate. Incarceration in America carries more than the punishment of “doing time.” Shame and stigmatization plague an inmate his or her whole life. Those twin maladies spread like a virus to relatives left behind.
By Dr. Harold Dean Trulear
Pentecost must be set free. First, Pentecost must be set free from the silence of the church concerning its importance. Second, Pentecost must be wrest- ed from its association solely with denominational designation. Third, Pentecost must be delivered from denominational caricatures that identify it primarily with glossolalia as the badge of fidelity.
by Harold Dean Trulear and Kimberly Rogers
Reflections on the Lectionary Readings for July 2008.
