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Above the Color Line: W. E. B. Du Bois’s Otherworldly Perspective and a New Racial Order

Publication Date
2024-March-15
Authors
White, Christopher
Hughey, Matthew W.
Department or Program
Religion Department
Document Type
Article
Access Level
Open
Abstract

Though W. E. B. Du Bois was critical of traditional religion, he understood the power of religious orientations to the world, including religious attitudes of faith and hope. Although many scholars have commented on Du Bois’s secular faith, few have...

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Thurman Opening Comments

Publication Date
2024-February-15
Authors
Kahn, Jonathon S.
Department or Program
Vassar Inclusive History Initiative
Religion Department
Document Type
Event
Access Level
Open
Abstract

Opening comments by Jonathon Kahn for the "The Reverend Howard Thurman, Blackness, and Vassar College: Student Panel and Presentations" event on
Feb 15, 2024 5:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m. in the Villard Room.

Black theologian Howard Thurman has been widely credited with...

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