White Too Long by Robert P. Jones

1 week ago | whitetoolong.net | Anthea Butler |Robert P. Jones

As wrote last week, I was shocked to learn that my book, White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity, along with six other prominent books in religious studies, were among the 381 books that were banned and removed from the shelves at the US Naval Academy. “This is the first college-level library banning we have seen,” noted Jennifer Finney Boylan, president of PEN America and also author of a book that was banned.

1 week ago | whitetoolong.net | Robert P. Jones

As wrote last week, I was shocked to learn that my book, White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity, along with six other prominent books in religious studies, were among the 381 books that were banned and removed from the shelves at the US Naval Academy.

2 weeks ago | whitetoolong.net | Robert P. Jones

Dear #WhiteTooLong readers,I’ve just returned from giving the keynote address at a day-long conference on “Telling the Story of Religion in Texas through Journalism,” which was sponsored by the Texas Tribune, Religion News Service, and the Institute for Diversity and Civic Life (full agenda here). Amid so much national turmoil, it was an uplifting day, celebrating the important role of journalism in a democratic society and the great diversity of religion in Texas and across our nation.

2 weeks ago | whitetoolong.net | Robert P. Jones

Dear #WhiteTooLong readers,I was surprised last night when I started getting messages that my book, White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity, which won a 2021 American Book Award, appeared as #46 on the list of 381 books that Pete Hegseth ordered purged from the academic library at the US Naval Academy, as reported by The New York Times. You can see the whole list here.

3 weeks ago | whitetoolong.net | Robert P. Jones |Kristin Du Mez |Diana Bass

Thanks to all of you who joined the live conversation last night at my latest live WTL Author forum with Adam Taylor, president of Sojourners and author of A More Perfect Union: A New Vision for Building the Beloved Community. I’m including the recording of the conversation below. Tune in to hear how Adam reimagines Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision of the beloved community for our contemporary moment of racial backlash.