Lillian Smith and Religion Part II "Dope with Lime" Ep. 53

This is the part two in a five-part series examining Lillian Smith's thoughts on religion in relation to issues of race, class, and gender. We are joined by Dr. Jennifer Morrison, Assistant Professor of English at Xavier University Louisiana, Rev. Dr. Benjamin Boswell, pastor of Myers Park Baptist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Rev. John Harrison, pastor of Nacoochee Presbyterian Church in Sautee Nacoochee, Georgia. In this episode, we speak with Dr. Morrison, Rev. Dr. Boswell and Rev. Harrison about Lillian Smith's essay "The White Christian and His Conscience" and Willie James Jennings' essay "Can White People Be Saved? Reflections of the Relationship of Missions and Whiteness." You can read "The White Christian and His Conscience" here: https://library.piedmont.edu/ld.php?content_id=55519594 You can find Jennings' essay in "Can 'White' People Be saved? edited by Love Sechrest, Johnny Ramírez-Johnson, and Amos Yong https://www.ivpress.com/can-white-people-be-saved