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Top Two is a weekly video series with me, Dr. Carmen Joy Imes, where I talk about influential books in biblical scholarship. In this video, I discuss the best resources to help you understand the Bible and the topic of race. If you have any topics you would like to cover, please comment below!

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This week's recommended titles:
J.P. Foster, The Gospel and My Black Skin: Confronting the Past, Reclaiming the Future. Zondervan, 2026.

McCaulley, Esau. Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope. IVP, 2020.

Armas, Kat. Abuelita Faith: What Women on the Margins Teach Us about Wisdom, Persistence, and Strength. Brazos, 2021.

Gilliard, Dominique DuBois. Subversive Witness: Scripture’s Call to Leverage Privilege. Zondervan, 2021.

Powery, Emerson B. and Rodney Sadler. The Genesis of Liberation: Biblical Interpretation in the Antebellum Narratives of the Enslaved. Westminster John Knox Press, 2016.

Cone, James H. The Cross and the Lynching Tree. Orbis, 2011.

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