*Advance Praise & Reviews*

"An important contribution to the growing and broad range of scholarship that has been undertaken to come to terms with America's 'original sin.' It will be especially valuable to readers who desire a synthesized account of this academic scholarship that may be put into action in formulating practical responses to some of our most urgent ethical concerns."-Theology Today

"Floyd-Thomas invites us to look more closely at the ways in which White supremacy and White Christian nationalism are abominations that forsake the founders of our struggling democracy to live into our motto--the land of the free. . . . Floyd-Thomas holds a light to help us live our faith more deeply as we walk toward our better selves as individuals and as a nation." -Emilie M. Townes, Martin Luther King, Jr., Professor of Religion and Black Studies, Boston University School of Theology

"Floyd-Thomas lays bare what critical race theorists have always suspected: . . . whiteness is not only property but has a lease on God. This brilliant text bridges the growing chasm between liberation theology and political analysis with equal degrees of poignancy and timeliness. . . . Read this text in order to work together and think to transform American society and culture for the better." -Blanche Bong Cook, Curt and Linda Rodin Professor of Law and Social Justice, Loyola University Chicago School of Law

"With his customary blend of historical scholarship and ethical urgency, Floyd-Thomas makes a learned, astute, and highly relevant case for a morally-based critical race theology steeped in Black liberationist, womanist, feminist, and queer theological perspectives. If life, love, and liberation are not at the core of your religion, he asks, why not?" -Gary Dorrien, author, A Darkly Radiant Vision: The Black Social Gospel in the Shadow of MLK

"A long overdue moral and theological reckoning with the historical catastrophe that is the allegiance between white supremacy and American Christianity. . . . This book's mix of history, theory, theology, and contemporary political analysis hacks at the underbrush of our racially enfeebled religiosity while inspiring us toward a new and more just way." -Brittney Cooper, professor, women's, gender, and sexuality studies and Africana studies, Rutgers University

"Readers will be challenged and inspired by this magnificent book and its important call to recognize the depth of our humanity and our moral obligations. . . . For any who believe a transformative and liberative Christianity is still possible, this book provides a powerful way forward. I highly recommend it. Pick it up, read it, and be the better because of it!" -Anthony B. Pinn, author, The Black Practice of Disbelief