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Race, Religion, and the Race for the White House
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This chapter examines the controversy surrounding Obama's former, prophetic pastor Reverend Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. One of the fascinating developments in the 2008 presidential election has been the insertion of black religion and black theology into the discourse. For instance, on February 10, 2007, Senator Barack Obama announced his candidacy for the White House. Shortly after, the New York Times published an article suggesting that Obama was beginning to distance himself from his pastor, Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., and that Obama might be linked to a radical form of black Christianity. The chapter argues for a need for a nationwide conversation on black religion, the black church, and black liberation theology.
Title: Race, Religion, and the Race for the White House
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This chapter examines the controversy surrounding Obama's former, prophetic pastor Reverend Jeremiah A.
Wright Jr.
One of the fascinating developments in the 2008 presidential election has been the insertion of black religion and black theology into the discourse.
For instance, on February 10, 2007, Senator Barack Obama announced his candidacy for the White House.
Shortly after, the New York Times published an article suggesting that Obama was beginning to distance himself from his pastor, Rev.
Jeremiah A.
Wright Jr.
, and that Obama might be linked to a radical form of black Christianity.
The chapter argues for a need for a nationwide conversation on black religion, the black church, and black liberation theology.
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