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Essentials

These essays offer a doorway into the core questions that have shaped this work for more than a decade:

What does faith become when disentangled from supremacy?
What does Blackness reveal about God, power, embodiment, and survival?
What harms have been sanctified in the name of holiness?
What does liberation require of our theology, our politics, our bodies, and our memo

16 Amazing Must-Reads for the Budding Progressive Christian
Deconstruction ► February 11, 2017

16 Amazing Must-Reads for the Budding Progressive Christian

How do you become 'woke' and Christian while Black? A curated round-up of the best voices of Progressive Christianity on racism, sexism, & more.

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When Blackface Enters the Pulpit: Vicki Yohe, Paula White, & the Problem with the ‘Black Pass’
Cultural Witness ► January 23, 2017

When Blackface Enters the Pulpit: Vicki Yohe, Paula White, & the Problem with the ‘Black Pass’

What happens when we center whiteness in Black sacred spaces? On Vicki Yohe, Paula White, and the art of blackface in the pulpit.

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When White Supremacy is Bigger than God
Essentials ► November 15, 2016

When White Supremacy is Bigger than God

God is in control, but who is the master of White Supremacy? On evangelical belief, politics, and the colorlines of Christian faith.

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The Cult of Heather Lindsey
Deconstruction ► September 5, 2016

The Cult of Heather Lindsey

Heather Lindsey has captured the hearts of women across the globe. But how? Examining the rise of the purity movement & one of its most magnanimous leaders.

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Even Jesus Flipped the Tables, So Why Are White Christians Silent?
Essentials ► July 8, 2016

Even Jesus Flipped the Tables, So Why Are White Christians Silent?

An open letter to White Christians on their silence in the face of our deaths. Even Jesus flipped the tables. When will you take a stand?

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Your Prayers Aren’t Enough: Faith, Police Brutality, & Black Death
Essentials ► July 7, 2016

Your Prayers Aren’t Enough: Faith, Police Brutality, & Black Death

"All we can do is pray" is not all that we could do. Why Christians can no longer "just pray" for justice against police brutality.

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