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1 In truth I had long worked to peel off the layer of whiteness that I describe as being spackled on biblical texts and characters, particularly in their representation in religious art and curricula in addition to portrayals in popular culture. I do some of that work at wilgafney.com.
2 A Herstory of the #BlackLivesMatter Movement by Alicia Garza, posted to The Feminist Wire, 7 October
2014
, http://www.thefeministwire.com/2014/10/blacklivesmatter-2/.
3 The hash sign, #, marks terms, allowing them to be indexed, searched, and retrieved on social media, e.g. #BlackLivesMatter.
4 I initially deployed the #what2preach hashtag in the immediate aftermath of the shooting at Sandy Hook in
2012
.
5 Brite Divinity School, where I am currently employed, describes itself as “a community engaged in transforming scholarship, justice, and practice.”
6 Forthcoming in the Wisdom Commentary series from Liturgical Press.
7 Louisville: Westminster John Knox, forthcoming.
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