{"id":1765,"date":"2012-11-01T19:12:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-01T19:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/rhetoricraceandreligion\/2012\/11\/r3-contributor-earle-fisher.html"},"modified":"2012-11-01T19:12:00","modified_gmt":"2012-11-01T19:12:00","slug":"r3-contributor-earle-fisher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/rhetoricraceandreligion\/2012\/11\/r3-contributor-earle-fisher.html","title":{"rendered":"R3 Contributor: Earle Fisher"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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Pastor, professor, writer, preacher and social activist, Rev. Earle J. Fisher graduated from Benton Harbor High School in 1996, earned an Associate Degree in Liberal Arts in 1999 from Lake Michigan College, a Bachelor\u2019s of Science Degree in Computer Science in 2003 from LeMoyne-Owen College and a Masters of Divinity Degree in May 2008 from Memphis Theological Seminary. he is an ordained minister in both the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and National Baptist denominations. Currently serving as a adjunct instructor of religion and humanities as several local colleges, as well as interim pastor of Abyssinian Baptist Church (A.B.C.) in Whitehaven. Most of Rev. Fisher\u2019s work focuses on the rhetoric and impact of black preaching, hip-hop theology and young-adult spirituality. He is happily married to his wife Denise, and has one son, Jalen. Follow him on Twitter @pastor_earle<\/span>

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<\/span>Earle\u2019s Contributions<\/span>
1.\u00a0\u201cI Am Not a Preacher But\u2026\u201d:The Theological Stylings of Steve Harvey<\/a><\/span><\/span>
2.\u00a0F**k the Police, the Scribes and the Pharisees: Rodney King, Jesus, and Hip Hop\u2019s Prophetic Tradition<\/a><\/span><\/span>
3.\u00a0The Evolution of the\u00a0President: Coming Clean and Out of the Closet\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/span>
4.\u00a0To Vote or Not to Vote: The Ballot, The Burden and the Believers\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/span>
5.\u00a0The Southern Action Coalition<\/a><\/span><\/span>
6.\u00a0Politics, Presentation, and the Prophetic Element<\/a><\/span>
7.\u00a0The Apocalypse of Otherness:Reflections on the Political and Theological Landscape<\/a><\/span>
8.\u00a0Now After That: Pastoral and Prophetic Reflections After the Election<\/a><\/span>
9.\u00a0Pimps, Prophets and the Prophetic Tradition: Towards a Prophetic and More Inclusive Theology<\/a><\/span>
10. Don\u2019t Ask, We\u2019ll Tell It: Jason Collins and the Political Theology of Coming Out<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>
11. Tis the Season\u2026.To be Greedy<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>
12. The Murky Matrix of Contemporary Ministry: Piety, Privilege and the #PreachersofL.A.-Pt.1<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>
13. The Murky Matrix of Contemporary Ministry: Piety, Privilege and the #PreachersofL.A.-Pt.2<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>
14. There is POWER in the NAME\u2026Right?<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>
15. A Call to Action and Prayer at the #JusticeforTrayvon Rally<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>
16. The #ZimmermanTrial and The Verdict for the Church\u00a0<\/a><\/span>
17. When the TEXT is the Problem \u2013 A Liberationists Analysis of Sacred Literature and Social Legacy<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>
18.\u00a0Why Amendment 1 Ruffles the Feathers of My Faith<\/a><\/span>
19.\u00a0Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing: Prophetic Practices over Pious Polity<\/a><\/span>
20.\u00a0Don\u2019t Mess With My Messiah: #BlackJesus, Blind Faith & Biblical Foolishness<\/a><\/span>
21.\u00a0Me, Myself and Eyes That Watch God: Who I am Becoming and Why I Chose to Pursue a PhD in Communications and Not Theology<\/a><\/span>
22.\u00a0A Preemptive Strike Against Functional and Failing Schools: An Exercise in Educational Exploitation<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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