The Bible and Race in America
The Candler Foundry in partnership with Trinity Presbyterian
Course Information
Course Dates: September 17 - October 22, 2023
Course Time: Sundays 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT (in-person)
Course Description
Recent events in our country continue to highlight the various, and often conflicting approaches people take to answer the question, “who is an American?”
Throughout America’s history, the Bible and religion were significant sources to answer this question, especially the construction of American racial categories.
This course introduces students to the ways the Bible has been used throughout American history to construct, support, and challenge America’s racial caste systems – particularly the categories of “blackness” and “whiteness.”
For more information, please email our Coordinator of Courses in the Community, Damellys Sacriste, at candlerfoundry@emory.edu.
Access to Pitts Digital Essentials
Explore your theological questions
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Meet the Instructor
Dr. Joel Kemp
Before joining the Candler faculty, Dr. Joel B. Kemp served as assistant professor of theology at the University of Scranton. His research interests in biblical studies include the Old Testament, especially the latter prophets, biblical law, and the history of Judah and identity development. His additional scholarly pursuits include African-American appropriations of Scripture, the relationship between race, religion, and law within American society, and the use of the Bible in popular culture. He worked as both an attorney and a minister before pursuing graduate theological studies.
If you have any questions about the course, please feel free to reach out to Joel at joel.bernard.kemp@emory.edu.
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