Center & Library for the Bible & Social Justice

Connecting biblically informed activists and justice oriented scholars through a research library and educational programs.

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Support Audacious Biblical Reflection on Giving Tuesday! We are 18% of the way toward making our Read-a-thon goal. Can you chip in to help us get the rest of the way there? Learn more and make your gift at https://t.co/fJbPnL0kVS

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Are you coming to the SBL meeting in San Diego? If so, please join CLBSJ for a roundtable discussion on Monday morning on the theme of “Cultivating Audacious Biblical Engagement in Urgent Times.” More details and link to RSVP at https://t.co/VxCCMlG6H0 #SBLAAR

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Blessed Fall Equinox! CLBSJ is excited to unite with Banned Books Week to launch our 2024 Read-a-thon: Reading Audaciously! in which we will be reading the Bible alongside banned and controversial texts. Check it out and join in! https://t.co/UTjzNjQPnZ

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Our Black August 2024 Series is going strong -- and the next session is not to be missed. Join us to discuss the politics and possibilities of Bible translation with Musa Dube and Sithembiso Zwane! Register to receive login info: https://t.co/B29SEszG6s

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REGISTRATION OPEN!! CLBSJ's Fourth Black August Series launches on August 1. Log on to discuss Panafricanism, Internationalism and African Liberation- what is going on today, and what does the Bible have to do with it? Register (optional donation) at https://t.co/tsnzO1wppT

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Toward freedom! https://t.co/P15n2OH1M4

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We are excited to announce the participants in this Thursday's Scholar-Activist Roundtable: Eric Thomas will be joined by Valerie Bridgeman, Danielle Dufoe, Leonard Curry and Nathan Sobers. For more details and bios, see https://t.co/OojUo3jhZ6

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THURSDAY JUNE 27: Join CLBSJ Board Member Eric Thomas for a Scholar-Activist Roundtable on the role of radical biblical interpretation in the Pride tradition, from the Stonewall Uprising to today. https://t.co/OojUo3jhZ6

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Some of our dedicated readers asked for another week to finish their reading and help CLBSJ push toward our fundraising goal. CLBSJ is truly blessed by their dedication! We are now 44% to our goal. Can you donate today and help us reach it? https://t.co/nIrm28nWl6

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CLBSJ is reading for justice! Join this dedicated group of bibliophiles to extend access to critical, justice-oriented Biblical engagement. We're 42% to our goal with two days to go -- can you chip in? Read and watch mini-reviews and make your gift at https://t.co/nIrm28nWl6

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This Thursday! For our final #blackaugust2023 session, Hebrew Bible Scholar Rev. Dr. Madeline McClenney and former political prisoner Ashanti Alston will discuss the biblical imperative to abolish mass incarceration.. Register at https://t.co/nYyvCdhl0g

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CLBSJ's #BlackAugust2023 series continues Thurs, Aug24, with a session on Womanist #BiblicalInterpretation, featuring Rev. Dr. Renita Weems, Rev. Osagyefo Sekou and Rev. Dr. Angela Parker. Register to receive login info and optional advance reading: https://t.co/E56SCKuSQY

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Dr. Shively Smith will be our third Black August teacher this Thursday, August 17 at 7:30pm Eastern US time. She will be discussing how activists, allies and colleagues can connect with and amplify the work of Black biblical scholars. Register at: https://t.co/KQRlfRHb17

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CLBSJ's 2023 Black August series continues on Aug10 with Haitian Biblical Scholar Ronald Charles sharing about Decolonizing the Bible. Register to receive login info and optional advance reading: https://t.co/3mNujTsQzG

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Black August is Coming! Join CLBSJ on Aug3 for the opening session, featuring Rodney Sadler @rodney_sadler, Faith Cook, & Nick Johnson discussing Slavery, Resistance and Biblical Understanding. Register at https://t.co/FA6sUonUDW

Full series details: https://t.co/eWc0W9N0cL

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Join five acclaimed #BibleScholars for CLBSJ's #blackaugust2023 series, starting August 3! Learn how the experiences of struggle to overcome racism, slavery and mass incarceration have shaped Black/Africana #BiblicalInterpretation. Register at https://t.co/XF4W9qeXGe

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Will Read for Justice!! Help CLBSJ “meet our match” by supporting our fall read-a-thon. Make a per-page pledge for a specific reader, or a flat donation to the entire campaign at https://t.co/2xXk5JMIhi

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We are so sorry to share that pioneering Hebrew Bible scholar-activist and CLBSJ co-founder Norman Gottwald passed away on Friday, March 11, 2022. We expect that information on a remotely accessible memorial service will be made available soon. https://t.co/SRGSMLfS20

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Thanks to Sister Sharifa Vernice Meytung for a beautiful and timely reflection on Ephesians 1:17-18: https://t.co/KNbS6eCDUA

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Beautiful reflection from From Dong Hyeon Jeong on Mary's visit to Elizabeth (Luke 1:39-45): https://t.co/dge8GecqqJ