Our Mission

BCTS, Inc. strives to foster an ethical community of scholarly dialogue within the Black Catholic experience by a commitment to the fundamental humanity of all persons as seen in the plurality of cultural, ethnic, and religious experiences that seeks the development of a theology that reflects our interdisciplinary reality.

The Black Catholic Theological Symposium

a national interdisciplinary theological society of the Roman Catholic tradition

was established to:

01 | Publish

Publish reports, the Symposium’s discussions, and research of Symposium membership;

02 | To encourage

To encourage the teaching and discussion of Black Catholic religious and cultural experiences and thought within the theology and/or religious studies curriculum of colleges, universities, and seminaries;

03 | To encourage

To encourage the identification and development of Black Catholic Scholars in the fields of Theology, Liturgy, Ethics, Canon Law, Church History, Biblical studies etc;

04 | To enable

To enable the identification and development of theoretically grounded practitioners in the fields of pastoral ministry and religious education; and

05 | To encourage

To encourage theologically and theoretically grounded ministry and program development responsive to the needs of Black Catholics within the Church and society.