Andre E. Johnson

I serve in the Department of Communication and Film at the University of Memphis. I teach classes in African American Public Address, rhetoric, race, and religion. Along with my academic title, I am currently Senior Pastor of Gifts of Life Ministries, an inner-city church built upon the servant leadership philosophy.

In addition to my work of Bishop Henry McNeal Turner, I have also edited a collection of essays on hip hop and spirituality titled, Urban God Talk: Constructing a Hip Hop Spirituality. Further research projects explore the nexus between rhetoric, theology and the Bible, Black Lives Matter, religion and politics, the religious rhetoric of President Barack Obama, and religion and media.