Peter Claver
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WIT’s In Print: A Shameless Plug
I am writing to share with you all the news that my first book, Fugitive Saints: Catholicism and the Politics of Slavery, will be released by Fortress Press (which has been amazing) at the beginning of next month. This book asks the following:… Continue reading
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Saints and White Supremacy: Is Peter Claver “the Patron Saint of Racial Justice?”
Earlier this summer, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops declared today, the feast day of Peter Claver, as a “Day of Prayer for [Racial] Peace in Our Communities.” In so doing, they enlist a long Catholic tradition of exalting… Continue reading
