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White Christian Privilege: The Illusion of Religious Equality in America
Written by Khyati Y Joshi
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Through the voices of Christians and religious minorities, this book explores how Christian privilege and White racial norms affect the lives of all Americans.
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Khyati Y Joshi
Khyati Y. Joshi is a professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University, the author of New Roots in America’s Sacred Ground, and a co-editor of the third edition of Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Helpful scholarship. Great book for understanding Christian privilege. Cry more, Jason.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5why waste time writing woke garbage like this what a waste