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Nyasha Junior

Nyasha Junior is an Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible at Temple University Department of Religion. She is the author of An Introduction to Womanist Biblical Interpretation. See her website: nyashajunior.com.

Archive, Remapping American ChristianitiesMay 10, 2016

Ten Books to Read After You’ve Watched “Lemonade”

By Nyasha Junior

We are living in the end times—or at least, in the post-“Lemonade” era. On April…

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Archive, New Books, RD10Q, RD10Q, Remapping American ChristianitiesJanuary 5, 2016

A Biblical Perspective That Recognizes Black Women

By Nyasha Junior

What inspired you to write An Introduction to Womanist Biblical Interpretation? I used some of…

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(A)theologies, Archive, New Books, Remapping American ChristianitiesDecember 3, 2015

To Be Queer, Gifted, and Black: A Conversation with Theologian Pamela Lightsey

By Nyasha Junior

“When we talk about Black Lives Matter, we’re talking about all black lives.”

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