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Joseph A. Brown
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Rev. Joseph A. Brown, S.J., Ph.D., is a professor of Africana Studies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where he has taught since 1997. He also serves as the coordinator of the Africana studies program and as the Director of the School of Africana and Multicultural Studies. He has degrees from St. Louis University, Johns Hopkins University, and Yale University. His research interests are in literature, religion, aesthetics, and cultural history. His writings include: A Retreat with Thea Bowman and Bede Abram: Leaning on the Lord; To Stand on the Rock: Meditations on Black Catholic Identity; Sweet, Sweet Spirit: Prayer Services in the Black Catholic Tradition (with the assistance of Bishop Fernand J. Cheri, III, O.F.M.); and The Sun Whispers, Wait: New and Collected Poems.