“Dr. Cosby’s fundamental work is lighting a path for pastors, activists, and community members who are committed to an interpretation of Scripture that specifically defines our predicament as a tyrannized group and daringly confronts our oppressors.”
—Yvette Carnell, cofounder of the American Descendants of Slavery (ADOS) movement, founder and host of Breaking Brown YouTube channel, and former congressional aide to Senator Barbara Boxer and Congressman Marion Berry
“Dr. Cosby takes the foundational elements of ADOS concepts and weaves in theology with unique and daring perspective. Reading Getting to the Promised Land definitely pushes us forward on the road to reparative justice.”
—Antonio Moore, cofounder of the ADOS movement, an attorney in Los Angeles, producer of the Emmy-nominated documentary Crack in the System, and host of the weekly radio show Tonetalks
“This is a brilliantly thoughtful, novel approach to the reparations debate that should be required reading for everyone with even a minimal investment in the reparations debate.”
—Obery Hendricks, Professor of Religion and African American and Afro-Diasporic Studies, Columbia University; and author of Christians against Christianity
“This hard-hitting book is a welcome continuation of our education in the truth of our common history and is an urgent read for all those who care about the future of our society.”
—Walter Brueggemann, William Marcellus McPheeters Professor Emeritus of Old Testament, Columbia Theological Seminary; an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ; and author of dozens of books, including Sabbath as Resistance and Interrupting Silence
“Cosby calls us to reorient our moral, ethical, and theological compass toward the distinct experience of descendants of slaves.”
—Leah Gunning Francis, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty, Christian Theological Seminary, Indianapolis, Indiana; and author of Ferguson and Faith