Today was the second day of the 2-day "Scholar Strike" called by UPenn professor of religious studies Anthea Butler, and a great opportunity to connect the concerns of "Theorizing Religion" with the Movement for Black Lives. Where many of my colleagues actually struck, cancelling their classes, I invited students to watch some of the excellent Scholar strike "teach-in" videos and discuss them during class time. I stitched together an hour's worth, and they add up to a remarkable education.
Wil Gafney (Brite Divinity School), White Supremacy in Biblical Interpretation
Erika Gault (University of Arizona), Three Fast Facts on Black Religion and Black Lives Matter
Jeannine Hill Fletcher (Fordham University), Christian Scripture in America's Racial Project
Roger Sneed (Furman University), Black Liberation Theology and Black Lives Matter
Rebecca Hankins (Texas A&M University), Current Thoughts on Race, Religion & African American Muslims
Shreena Gandhi (Michigan State University), Cultural Appropriation as a Facet of White Supremacy
Melissa M. Wilcox (UC Riverside), The Power of the Stories We Tell
