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title: Fortress Press Blog | James Henry Harris
description: "James Henry Harris is Distinguished Professor of Homiletics and Pastoral Theology and a research scholar in religion and humanities at the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology, Virginia Union University. He also serves as chair of the theology faculty and pastor of Second Baptist Church, Richmond, Virginia. He is a former president of the Academy of Homiletics and recipient of the Henry Luce Fellowship in Theology. He is the author of numerous books, including \"Beyond the Tyranny of the Text\" and \"Black Suffering: Silent Pain, Hidden Hope\" (Fortress Press, 2020)."
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### [Reflecting on The Forbidden Word and its Impact](https://blog.fortresspress.com/reflecting-on-the-forbidden-word-and-its-impact)

 By [**James Henry Harris**](https://blog.fortresspress.com/author/james-henry-harris) February 1, 2022

James Henry Harris is the author of, [*N: My Encounter with Racism and the Forbidden Word in an..*](https://www.fortresspress.com/store/product/9781506479163/N)

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