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<\/a><\/div>\nVerdell Anthony Wright seeks to reach others with God\u2019s liberating message in groundbreaking and innovative ways. An Asbury Park, NJ native, he earned his undergraduate degree in Journalism from Rutgers University in 2006. He is a recent graduate of Howard University School of Divinity, and is currently attending Wesley Theological Seminary. Verdell currently attends Lincoln Temple UCC, where he serves as a minster. His aim is to do what he so that people can experience freedom and justice in the name of God.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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<\/span>1.\u00a0Between Two Worlds: Black Christian Men and Purity Culture<\/a><\/span>
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