Nyasha Junior

Dr. Nyasha Junior is Associate Professor in the Department of Religion at Temple University in Philadelphia. She holds a Ph.D. in biblical studies from Princeton Theological Seminary. She writes, teaches, speaks, and frequently tweets on race, gender, religion, and their intersections. She is the author of An Introduction to Womanist Biblical Interpretation (Westminster John Knox Press, 2015). Her current projects include Reimagining Hagar: Blackness and Bible (Oxford University Press) and Black Samson: The Untold Story of an American Icon (Oxford University Press). Her public scholarship has appeared in The Washington Post, Inside Higher Ed, Buzzfeed, and other media outlets. She is passionate about grits, Star Trek, and Octavia Butler. Visit nyashajunior.com and follow her on Twitter (@NyashaJunior).