Part 2: Inspecting the Wall

Toward A Recapitulation of Faith and Faithfulness Amongst Black Students in Racialized American Society.

Empire and Exile: The Effect of Exile on Expressions of Faithfulness

The Babylonian Exile is the period of Jewish history in which the people of Judea were forced to leave their historic homeland and relocated to other parts of the Babylonian Empire. Historians place the beginning of the Babylonian Exile between 588 and 586 B.C. Like most ancient Middle Eastern people, the Jews' religious identity was tied to their homeland. The exile brought about a number of significant changes to the way Judaism was practiced. Many of these changes are practiced in modern Judaism today.

When comparing the Ezra-Nehemiah narrative and the story of the struggle to reach Black students. The people of Israel's social location and experience in exile are similar in many ways to that of Black America. It was amid exile that many scholars believe Judaism as we know it today was articulated. In the same way, the invisible institution of the Black church was formed amid oppression and colonial trauma. Thus, N…