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Rebecca McLaughlin is joined by Sherelle Ducksworth to talk about the holiday Juneteenth.Questions Covered in This Episode:

• How did you become a Christian?
• What is systematic theology?
• What is Juneteenth?
• Can you help us understand anthropological distortions?
• How would you respond to someone who looks at history and say that how Christians treated black people shows that Christianity isn’t true?
• How do Christians typically view or treat injustice?
• How can Christians be different than the culture in loving ways?
• How do we think about Juneteenth as an opportunity to point to Jesus?

Guest Bio:Sherelle Ducksworth serves as a Christian Studies professor at Anderson University. She holds M.S in sociology with a concentration on social stratification from Mississippi State University and a M.A. in theology from Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary. She is currently working on a Ph.D. In systematic theology from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Resources Mentioned:

• Acts 8:26-40, Isaiah 61:1
• What Is Juneteenth, And Why Should We Celebrate It? By Sherelle Ducksworth

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