I employ the term “White supremacist authoritarianism” as distinct from the idea of “biblical authority.” The concept of authority, as many feminists have already asserted, is problematic for women, as men often use the patriarchal ideas found in the Bible as a way to exert permanent and unquestionable authority over women.3 For the purpose of this book, I use the term “authoritarianism” to emphasize that while not all authority is problematic, authoritarianism is, since it is a distorted or misguided use of authority. “White supremacist authoritarianism” in particular is the problematic and
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