Imam Marc Manley — Race & Secularism in Amerca

Vincent J. Lloyd's 2016 work, Race and Secularism in America, is a groundbreaking book which analyses one of the most important, yet hidden, forces working in our world today: secularism. Where previous works have examined the relation between religion and the state, or race and the state, Lloyd reveals how secularism shapes and manages both of these entities and the effects are as drastic as they are invisible.

Below are a few quotes I put on Twitter:

This is the voice muted and managed by the secular and postracial regime of America in 2011.” From #VincentLloyd’s #RaceAndSecularismInAmerica — Lloyd is referring her to the King memorial and #BarackObama’s speech.
— Imam Marc Manley (@imam_marc) June 21, 2020

“... we are interested in the processes by which race and religion are excluded or managed. We are interested in how these processes are intertwined. pic.twitter.com/v8WOK9zSdp
— Imam Marc Manley (@imam_marc) June 21, 2020

“Whiteness is secular, and the secular is white.” — #VincentLloyd, #RaceAndSecularismInAmerica pic.twitter.com/MuvXKVNwil
— Imam Marc Manley (@imam_marc) June 21, 2020

“...the desire to stand outside religion and the desire to stand outside race are complementary delusions, for the seemingly outside is in fact the hegemonic.” — #VincentLloyd #RaceAndSecularismInAmerica pic.twitter.com/9EssAnR4S5
— Imam Marc Manley (@imam_marc) June 21, 2020

“Why has whiteness characterized not only the secular but also, all too often, critiques of the secular?” — #VincentLloyd #RaceAndSecularismInAmerica pic.twitter.com/xYpRb3AXFL
— Imam Marc Manley (@imam_marc) June 21, 2020

You can download a sample of the first chapter here.

Race & Secularism in America

Some Musings on Vincent J. Lloyd's work