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- ↑ Dwight N. Hopkins (2000). Down, Up, and Over: Slave Religion and Black Theology. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press. ISBN 978-1-4514-0735-8.
- 1 2 Fournier, Arthur (March 16, 2000). "Black theology of liberation: Hopkins educates church leaders, expands scope of scholarship". University of Chicago Chronicle. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ↑ Kantor, Jodi (April 30, 2007). "A Candidate, His Minister and the Search for Faith". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ↑ "Chicagoans: Reports Misrepresent Obama's Church". NPR.org. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ↑ More Than a Sound Byte: Wright Wasn't Wrong By Gordon Jackson April 14, 2008
