Nathaniel Wilson

“Emotive, thoughtful, and revealing.” — SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL (Starred Review) A comics anthology about an Earth where anyone and everyone has access to the stars! Six months from now, detailed schematics anonymously uploaded to the Internet will describe, in perfect detail, how to build a faster-than-light engine for $200 in easily-available parts. Space travel will become instantly—and chaotically—democratized. The entire cosmos will be within reach of all humankind. This is what happens next. In this visionary science fiction anthology, a striking array of new voices from across the field of comics tackles humanity’s biggest questions with a disarmingly small prompt: what would happen if we could escape?

Unique as it is, the black church of America appears to be confused. If the church really has elevated the culture, experience, and tradition of its people above the truth of the Word of God, then now is the time to observe, study, and ultimately transform the black church into all it can be. Nathaniel Wilson draws on his personal experiences as the son of a pastor and active member of the black church for his entire life to present a challenge to others to revisit basic biblical ideas, teachings, and philosophies and confront the truth of biblical spirituality. While examining how the black church has unwittingly taken popular clichEs and elevated them above the scripture, Wilson encourages churchgoers to allow the spirit of God to take the scripture and let him teach us--which has been God's design from the beginning. With honesty, faith, and positivity, Wilson also shares observations on how to improve the current state of black churches. Why the Black Church Has Failed shares a practical assessment that challenges churchgoers to think about the scriptures and how their own church relates to certain biblical truths.