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    • Attack on the US Capitol Has Many Journos Finally Taking White Evangelical Authoritarianism and Christian Nationalism Seriously
      Attack on the US Capitol Has Many Journos Finally Taking White Evangelical Authoritarianism and Christian Nationalism Seriously
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      It’s Time to Put an End to Virginia’s Racist Death Penalty
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      We Can’t Have Religious Freedom Without Reproductive Freedom
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      As We Survey the Damage of Yesterday’s Violence, What Will Christian Nationalist Politics Look Like in 2021? New Report Offers Clues
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      Rep. Cleaver’s ‘Awoman’ Prayer Enrages Christian Nationalists Who Taste Their Own Medicine and Still Miss the Point
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      We Can Finally Put the Lie to Trumpism: 5 Myths Debunked By a Biden Victory
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      Pulitzer-Prize Winning Historian’s Latest Reveals the Problem with Today’s ‘Religious Freedom’
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Andre E. Key

Andre E. Key is an Assistant Professor of African American Studies at Claflin University in Orangeburg, South Carolina. His research focuses on the area of African American religious traditions in the 20th century. He currently teaches courses in the areas of African American Studies, 20th century African American history, and African American Religions.

(A)theologies, Archive, Culture, Racial JusticeDecember 23, 2020

Why I’m Not Quite Sold on ‘Black Santa’

By Andre E. Key

Like many areas in American life, the symbols of Christmas are haunted by the specter…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Politics/LawOctober 13, 2020

‘Only Christopher They Acknowledge is Columbus’: The ‘Biblical’ Reason why Replacing Columbus Day is an Uphill Battle

By Andre E. Key

Note: For readers directed here by the newsletter, we apologize for the incorrect link. Read…

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(A)theologies, Archive, OMFG, Politics/Law, Racial JusticeJuly 29, 2020

‘The White Privileged Man’s Burden’: If Jesus Was White Who Are We to Question the ‘Privilege’ That Came With it?

By Andre E. Key

Religious institutions across America are seeking out anti-racist professionals in a long overdue attempt to…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Racial JusticeJuly 15, 2020

Before We Scold DeSean Jackson and Others For Anti-Semitism We Need To Talk About ‘Chosenness’

By Andre E. Key

Over the past week, two prominent African-American celebrities have been condemned for promoting anti-Semitism because…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Racial JusticeJune 30, 2020

Hey Hey, Ho Ho White Jesus Has to Go… But The Issue is More Complicated Than You Think

By Andre E. Key

As a child growing up in Louisville, Kentucky in the late 1970s a curious painting…

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(A)theologies, ArchiveJune 18, 2020

What is Juneteenth to America? It Has to Be More Than ‘Black 4th of July’ if It’s to Be Truly Meaningful

By Andre E. Key

There’s never been a time in American history when this nation hasn’t been anti-black. This…

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(A)theologiesMay 10, 2017

“Don’t Call Me Black No More, I’m an Israelite”: Kendrick Lamar, Black Hebrew Religion, and Black Suffering

By Andre E. Key

Kendrick Lamar’s fourth album, Damn, (stylized “DAMN”) has been number one on the Billboard charts for the past…

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