
The Crossroads Project announces the launch of SPIRIT HOUSE, a web resource featuring innovative projects exploring Black religious histories, communities and cultures.
The projects featured on SPIRIT HOUSE were produced by the first cohort of Crossroads Project Fellows, who represent scholarly, artistic, activist, and religious communities. Their projects take a variety of forms, including documentary and experimental film, digital mapping, oral history interviews, curated digital exhibits, teaching modules, sound installation, spoken word performance, music, and dance.
Visitors to the site will find projects that illuminate:
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the enduring power of African diaspora religions in modern American culture
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how Black religions shape approaches to ecology and the land
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new perspectives on African American religion and activism
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performative cultures in African American religious life
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responses to loss and violence in African American religious history
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the creativity and legacies of the founders of Black Religious Studies
“Having the opportunity to support this range of projects that showcase such expansive and creative vision in exploring Black religions has been a true privilege,” Crossroads Project Director Judith Weisenfeld said. “I am excited for others to engage this work and to see how the site might be useful to communities, students, teachers, and scholars.” Crossroads Project Associate Director Anthea Butler expressed excitement about sharing the website “with scholars, students and the broader public” to showcase “the wealth of creativity and knowledge each one of our Crossroads grantees have created, thanks to the Luce Foundation.”
Dr. Megan Goodwin, the Crossroads Project’s Media and Technology Consultant brought the fellows’ projects to life in her design for the website and in the creative, dynamic, and accessible presentation of each page.
SPIRIT HOUSE features work by Arts Fellows Ashon Crawley, J.T. Roane, Robin Sanders, and Larisha Stone, Community Stories Fellows Colin Bossen, Kahdeidra Monét Martin, and Sadé Perkins, and Research Fellows Tyler Davis, Ambre Dromgoole, Ahmad Greene-Hayes, James Howard Hill, Kelsey Moore, and Chandra Plowden.
The Crossroads Project is supported by a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation and is sponsored by Princeton University’s Center for Culture, Society, and Religion.