Interactions – A Law and Religion Podcast · CSLR at Emory University

Kelly Brown Douglas - Christianity, The Law, Racial Justice, and the Moral Imaginary: Part 1

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Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas reveals how Anglo-Saxon exceptionalism shaped America's founding and continues to uphold white superiority in law.
In this interview, Reverend Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas discusses the concepts of white moral imaginary and Anglo-Saxon exceptionalism, explaining how they underpin systemic racism in American law and society. She explores the role of religion and social memory in challenging these narratives, using examples from the civil rights movement and figures like Pauli Murray to highlight paths toward racial justice.

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A measured conversation about memory, Christian witness, and the unfinished work of racial justice.

The episode takes on Christian memory, legal imagination, and racial justice with clear purpose. Kelly Brown Douglas is given room to argue that faith communities, especially white churches, have a role in reshaping the story so the next generation can do better than the last.

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A reflective law-and-religion conversation about Christianity, racial justice, and social memory.

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