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Beyond Slavery

Overcoming Its Religious and Sexual Legacies

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  • © 2010

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Part of the book series: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice (BRWT)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Introduction

  2. A Prayer

  3. Overcoming Slavery’s Legacies in Religious Law

  4. Why Sexual Ethics Needs History

  5. Should the Bible Form the Basis of Public Policy?

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About this book

This book looks at a United States that continues to be driven by racial and cultural divisions, from the disproportionately high number of incarcerated African Americans to heartfelt disagreements over the true nature of marriage and the proper role of faith in public policy.

About the authors

Bernadette J. Brooten is Kraft-Hiatt Professor of Christian Studies at Brandeis University.

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