Curriculum Vitae
Harry H. Singleton, III, Ph. D.
Full Professor, Religion and Theology
Benedict College
Columbia, South Carolina
Date of Birth: 23 September 1965
Address:
Benedict
MSC 623
1600 Harden Street
Columbia, South Carolina 29204
Phone: (803).705.4689 Email: singletonh@benedict.edu
Home
310 Ross Road, #9F
Columbia, South Carolina 29223
Phone: (803).736.3522 Email: HHS3@aol.com
Education:
Bachelor of Science, The University of South Carolina (Statistics)
Columbia, South Carolina, 1988.
Master of Divinity, The Morehouse School of Religion of the Interdenominational Theological Center (Double Concentration: Theology, Old Testament)
Atlanta, Georgia, 1993.
Doctor of Philosophy, The Graduate Theological Union (Systematic Theology)
Berkeley, California, 1998.
Dissertation Topic: Dimensions of Deideologization in the Works of James H. Cone.
Teaching Experience:
2013 - Full Professor, Religion and Theology
Benedict College, Columbia, South Carolina
2005-2013: Associate Professor, Religion and Theology
Benedict College, Columbia, South Carolina
1998-2005: Assistant Professor, Religion and Theology
Benedict College, Columbia, South Carolina
Courses Developed:
Black Theology
This course surveys the origins and developments leading to the emergence of
Black Theology as a formal theological school, an analysis of its key tenets,
its “generations” of advocates and its most prominent critics.
Philosophy of Religion
This course exposes the student to the historical challenges posed by reason to
religious belief systems. In particular, the relationship between faith and reason
is explored in regard to religious experience, divine attributes, theistic arguments,
miracles, life after death, and the “problem” of evil.
African American Religious History
This course examines the religious history of African Americans from their
pre-colonial African roots to the contemporary setting. Primary emphasis is
given to the “invisible” religion of slaves in their quest for freedom and the
challenges presented to that quest by the “deradicalizing” commitments of
slaveholding theology.
Principles of Christian Theology
This course introduces the student to the nature, purpose, aims, and content of
Christian theological reflection. Sources, methodologies, doctrines and major
figures are examined for the purpose of exposing the student to both the varied
theological challenges presented to Christianity historically and to the contextual nature of theological reflection.
The Religious Thought of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X
This course surveys the life and religious thought of arguably America’s two most
influential black leaders. Emphasis is placed on the formative factors that shaped
their theological perspectives and more particularly their understanding of the role religion plays in effectuating human liberation.
Readings in Religion
In this doctoral seminar-style course two classic works in religion, broadly
conceived, are selected and given a thorough reading for the purpose of honing
the pre-graduate student’s reading comprehension and analytical skills.
Academic Honors and Awards:
Who’s Who Among American Teachers, 2003-04, 2004-05
The Graduate Theological Union Newhall Fellowship, 1995-96
The Graduate Theological Union Presidential Scholarship, 1994-95
The United Negro College Fund Margaret and Martin Low Scholarship, 1993
The International Honor Society of Theta Phi, Inducted in 1992
The National Dean’s List, 1990-92
Institutional Positions and Committees:
Faculty/Staff Representative, Benedict College Board of Trustees, 2006-present
Area Coordinator, Religion/Philosophy Division, 2000-present
Member, Benedict College School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (HASS)
Tenure and Promotions Committee, 2005-06, 2011-12
Member, Benedict College Judiciary Committee, 2004-05
Member, Institutional Purpose Committee, 1999-2000
Member, Religious Life Committee, 1999-present
Member, Black History Commemoration Committee, 1999-present
Member, Literary Awards Committee, 1998-present
Areas of Specialization and Research Interests:
Liberation Theologies (Black and Latin American)
Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Theology
Hegemonic Theologies
Contemporary Religious Discourse
Publications:
Books
White Religion and Black Humanity. Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America, 2012.
Black Theology and Ideology: Deideological Dimensions in the Theology of James H. Cone. Collegeville, Minnesota: The Liturgical Press, 2002.
Articles
God’s Unkindly Kindliness: What in This World is a Nigger Heaven?
Compilation Contributor, Testamentum Imperium (Forthcoming)
In God (and Sarah) We Trust: An Analysis of Delores S. Williams’ Critique of Black Theology’s Biblical Hermeneutics
Journal of Intercultural Disciplines, Volume VIII, Winter 2010
Between Racism and Obscurity: The Black Theologian in the Twenty-First Century
Black Theology: An International Journal, Volume 6, Number 1, January, 2008
The African American Spirituals: Holistic Theologizing, Holistic Internalization
(Anthology entry: publication date not yet released)
When the Theme Itself Won’t Do: The Quest for a More Liberating Sustainability
International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social
Sustainability, Volume 1, Number 4, 2005/2006
On the Prospects a Functional Religious Pluralism in a Neo-Reified Era
(Anthology entry: publication date not yet released)
Looking Forward Backwards: The Future of Black Theology
(Anthology entry: publication date not yet released)
Pamphlets
Don’t Shout Too Soon: When Should We Celebrate (Emancipation)?
w/Professor O’Neal Smalls, University of South Carolina Law School
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina: Freewoods Foundation, 2006.
Reviews
Manning Marable, Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention. New York: Penguin Press, 2011
Black Theology: An International Journal, Volume 3, Number 10 (2012)
The Black Church: Social Reform and Sexual Health.
Social Work & Christianity, March, 2014
Future Research/Writing Projects - Tentative Titles
Books
Divine Revelation and Human Liberation
Jesus Christ and Human Freedom
If God Be With Us: A Postmodern Liberation Theodicy
What Shall I Render: A Systematic Theology for the Third Millennium
Theology and Race in America: A History (Multi-Volume Work)
Articles
Karl Marx’s Opiate: Reflections on an Idealist Revolutionary
Contextualizing Juan Luis Segundo’s Hermeneutics of Suspicion: A Prolegomena To Any Future Theology of Liberation
The Doctrine of Christian Superiority Reconsidered: The Quest for an Egalitaria Approach to the Religions of the World
Eschatological Dimensions in Toni Morrison’s Paradise
African Cultural Survivalisms and Black Theology: Siblings or Distant Cousins
Lectures/Presentations:
Panel: Religion, Spirituality and Wellness
Kemetic Institute for Health and Human Development’s Health and Fitness Expo
Brookland Baptist Church, Columbia, South Carolina, August 25, 2012
Lecture: The King James Version of the Bible and Martin Luther King, Jr.
Manifold Greatness: The Creation and Afterlife of the King James Bible
Sumter County Public Library, Sumter, South Carolina, July 24, 2012
Panel: The King James Version of the Bible Turns Four Hundred: Past and Present Challenges
Manifold Greatness: The Creation and Afterlife of the King James Bible
Sumter County Public Library, Sumter, South Carolina, July 13, 2012
One Nation under Two Gods: America’s Continuing Theological Dilemma
Race, Gender, & Sexuality Research Forum and Symposium
National Association of African American Studies
Swan and Dolphin Hotel, Orlando, Florida, June 29, 2012
Lecture: African American Religion, Christian Faith, and the Civil Rights Movement
African Americans in the South: Traditions and Contemporary Challenges Conference
University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, September 21, 2011
Panel: Spirituality and Human Wellness
Kemetic Institute for Health and Human Development’s Health and Fitness Expo
Brookland Baptist Church, Columbia, South Carolina, August 27, 2011
Panel: The Activism of Black Theologians: Scholarship, Pedagogy, Institution, and Society
The American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia
October 31, 2010
Religion and the United States Constitution: Moving Beyond Its Theoretical Ironies and
Pragmatic Contradictions
United States Constitution Day Observances, Benedict College
Columbia, South Carolina (September, 2007)
In God (and Sarah) We Trust: An Analysis of Delores S. Williams’ ‘Wilderness
Experience’ Biblical Hermeneutics
National Association of African American Studies Annual Meeting
Baton Rouge, Louisiana (February, 2007)
Religion, the Legacy of Rosa Parks and Their Challenge to the Neo-Confederate
Worldview, NAACP National Religious Leadership Summit
Houston, Texas (November, 2005)
Reflections on the African American Spirituals: Celebration and Ambiguity
Spirituals Rising Symposium, Benedict College
Columbia, South Carolina (April, 2005)
When the Theme Itself Won’t Do: Moving Beyond a Culture of Sustainability
Social, Economic, Cultural, and Environmental Sustainability Conference
Honolulu, Hawaii (February, 2005)
My Theological Journey to Black Theology and Ideology
Benedict College, Columbia, South Carolina (April, 2004)
The Double-Talk of American Religious Diversity
NAACP National Religious Leadership Summit
Atlanta, Georgia (November, 2003)
On the Prospects of a Functional Religious Pluralism in a Neo-Reified Era
Biannual Conference of the International Society for Universal Dialogue
Ancient Olympia, Greece (May, 2003)
New Authors Panel: The Writing of Black Theology and Ideology
Annual Conference of the Society for the Study of Black Religion (SSBR)
Washington, DC (March, 2003)
Public Lecture: The Shortcomings and Promises of African American Spirituality
Columbia College, Columbia, South Carolina (November, 2001)
Panel Discussion: The Confederate Battle Flag and National Sovereignty
The African American Heritage Celebration, Benedict College
Columbia, South Carolina (April, 2000)
What was/is the Relationship between Christianity and Black Oppression?
Benedict College, Columbia, South Carolina (October, 1999)
Scholarly Response to Address of South Carolina State Representative Joseph Neal
Benedict College, Columbia, South Carolina, (April, 1999)
Sources for a Constructive Black Theology
The American Baptist Seminary of the West, Berkeley, California (April, 1998)
The Life and Thought of James H. Cone
The Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California (March, 1998)
Psychotherapy and Spirituality
The University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin (Spring, 1997)
The History of Black Theological Thought
The Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California (September, 1996)
Responses of Theology to the Philosophy of the Enlightenment
The American Baptist Seminary of the West, Berkeley, California (Spring, 1996)
Professional Organization Memberships:
The American Academy of Religion (AAR)
The Society for the Study of Black Religion (SSBR)
The National Association of African American Studies (NAAAS)
Service Organization Memberships:
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP)
Executive Committee, South Carolina State Conference, 2011-
President, South Carolina State Conference, 2009-2011
Vice President, Benedict College Chapter, 2007-present
Treasurer, Benedict College Chapter, 2004-2007
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Lifetime Member
Delegate to National Conventions, 1987, 1990-92, 1994-95, 1999-2004, 2006
Liaison to the National Religious Affairs Department
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated (Zeta Epsilon Initiate, 1986)