These books on racism, religion, and responsibility are for the teachers and researchers, leaders and scholars who understand that they have a professional and moral obligation to commit time, attention, and resources to understanding systems of bias and their histories and to forging solidarity with those suffering within them. Select one of the following books as a gift for the deep thinkers in your life, or simply build up your personal library. More Books from Fortress Press ? | Nadra Nittle unpacks this oft-ignored, but essential, element of Toni Morrison’s work—her religion—and in so doing, gives readers a deeper, richer understanding of Morrison’s life and writing. In its pages, Nittle’s wide-ranging, deep exploration of Morrison’s oeuvre reveals that to fully understand the writing of Toni Morrison, one must also understand the role of religion and spirituality in her life and literature. More ? | Third-wave womanism is a new movement within religious studies with deep roots in the tradition of womanist religious thought while also departing from it in key ways. After a helpful and orienting introduction, this volume gathers essays from established and emerging scholars whose work is among the most lively and innovative scholarship today. More ? | In a fascinating narrative style that draws on biography, social history, and original archival research, Rosetta E. Ross looks at seven civil rights activists to show how their moral formation and work reflect womanist consciousness and practices of witness and testimony, both emergent from the Black religious context. Featured activists: Ella Josephine Baker, Septima Poinsette Clark, Fannie Lou Hamer, Victoria Way DeLee, Clara Muhammad, Diane Nash, and Ruby Doris Smith Robinson. More ? | Lewis Baldwin explores Martin Luther King’s quest for truth, from his inquisitive childhood to the influence of family and church, to Morehouse College, Crozer Theological Seminary, Boston University, and other academic institutions in the Northeast. The book follows King’s sense that he was involved in experiments of truth within the struggle to liberate and empower humanity, his understanding of the civil rights movement as unfolding truth, and his persistent challenge to America about its need for a serious reckoning with truth regarding its history and heritage. More ? | Cain Hope Felder does a deep dive into the relationship between biblical scholarship and the African American experience. Felder explores themes like hermeneutics, interpretation, African presence and characterization, and women in the sacred text as well as those engaging with the text. with the book includes an index of ancient sources. More ? | Dear Reader, I’m in the beginning stages of overhauling AALBC.com — the entire tech stack. This is a massive project that promises to greatly improve the site. I need, and will be soliciting, your feedback and suggestions in the near future. Nothing we do would be possible without your paid subscriptions, book purchases, suggestions, engagement on the site, social sharing, advertisements, and feedback. Thank You! Peace and Love,
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