"Christian Theology...Should be a Fugitive Discourse": J. Kameron Carter on Religion & Race

   

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Race and religion continue to be flash points in American politics and society. In his book Race: A Theological Account J. Kameron Carter examines the role of Christianity and Western philosophy in the making of modern perceptions of race. He also uses slave narratives and early Christian thought to find theological arguments he says can counter modern misunderstandings of race and point to a new orientation for the faith.
In a live "Office Hours" conversation April 5, the Divinity School professor answers questions from online viewers about the connection between the identity of Jesus and the concept of race.