Episode 122: Emerson Powery - The Bible as a Source of Liberation
The writings of formerly enslaved people tell us a lot about how they viewed the Bible. We sat down with Professor Emerson Powery to talk about how the Bible was used around the institution of slavery and how it can be both a book of oppression and a book of liberation. Show Notes → Learn more about your ad choices.…
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