Baker-Fletcher explores the Bible as a uniquely authoritative text within the context of Black church worship and service to the world, as well as analysing the Bible's central role in three forms of witness: translation, proclamation, and empowerment.

Introduction Standing on the Shoulders of Those Gone Before The Word Translated Witness Proclaimed Witness Empowered Witness Proverbs: Mother Wit and da Streetz Vision

GARTH KASIMU BAKER-FLETCHER is Associate Professor of Religion at Texas College, in Tyler Texas, USA.