{"id":21708,"date":"2025-04-15T12:49:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T16:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=21708"},"modified":"2025-04-15T12:49:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T16:49:49","slug":"before-he-was-white-jesus-mark-and-the-politics-of-inclusion-candler-school-of-theology","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/event\/before-he-was-white-jesus-mark-and-the-politics-of-inclusion-candler-school-of-theology\/","title":{"rendered":"Before He Was White: Jesus, Mark, and the Politics of Inclusion (Candler School of Theology)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tribe-events-schedule tribe-clearfix\" >\n\t<p class=\"tribe-events-schedule__datetime\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__date tribe-events-schedule__date--start\">\n\t\t\tApril 16, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--date\">\n\t\t\t\t @ \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--start\">\n\t\t\t\t11:00 am\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t &#8211; \t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t1:00 pm\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Join the Candler community for a lecture by&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Brian K. 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