Advancing Biblical Studies:
II. Diversifying Perspectives and Practices
PDF (Published)
(October 2026)
ISBN: 9781918358377
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The primary objective of this second of two volumes is to assist in diversifying the field through a multiplicity of multiracial perspectives and practices.
The primary objective of this second of two volumes-following on from the contribution of Volume I to decentering the dominant White Eurocentrism of biblical studies-is to assist in diversifying the field through a multiplicity of multiracial perspectives and practices. In combination these objectives serve the ultimate goal of advancing the field of biblical studies. The push to diversify biblical studies is not new but there are a few distinctive features of this project worth noting.
The first is the inclusion of Euro American and European scholars. Unlike previous efforts that intentionally exclude White scholars this project follows a different strategy. Systemic change cannot take place apart from a collaborative collective and communal effort. If the field remains siloed the problem is exacerbated. A second distinctive feature is the foregrounding of the identify and location of each reader and their reading community. All of the readings presented in this project are partial to inflected by and grounded in the reader and reading location.
A third feature is the 85% challenge: if the field of biblical studies is 85% White then the goals of decentering and diversifying must not only be measurable but also modeled through the project. Therefore contributors were challenged to have 85% of secondary sources from scholars of color. Some contributors accepted the challenge and others have not-as the introductory chapter of Volume 1 demonstrates the challenge while difficult is possible.
The primary task of Volume 2 then is to imagine biblical studies afresh in two ways. On a theoretical level it is necessary to posit new sources and starting points for a contextual and multiracial approach to biblical studies. On a practical level it is also necessary to implement alternative paradigms and models of biblical interpretation. Both goals are in service to current and future generations of Africana Asian Euro American European Indigenous Islander and Latinx scholars.
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