Resources
Teaching Resources
A working library of Dr. Joshi’s articles, interviews, lectures, and downloadable materials, gathered here for educators, faculty developers, clergy, and community leaders who want to bring this work into a classroom, a training, or a congregation.
Everything on this page is free to use in a teaching setting. Browse by format below, narrow by topic, or search for something specific.
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If You’re Only Assigning One Thing
Four starting points, chosen for different settings: a class, a faculty workshop, a school leadership team, a community group.
The Battle Over CRT Is a Manufactured Crisis. Here’s Why We Still Have to Fight It.
Religion News Service
Useful for teacher preparation and faculty development: separates what critical race theory actually is from what the public debate has made of it.
The Swastika and the 4 H’s
Religion News Service
A case study in how a symbol carries different histories for different communities — and what educators owe students on both sides of that difference.
Exploring the Connections Between Christian Privilege and Schools
Third Space with Jen Cort
Made for school leaders and independent-school educators. The best single audio resource for teachers.
White Christian Privilege — Lecture
Rutgers Law School, Center for Security, Race and Rights
A full academic lecture with Q&A. The strongest video option for a substitute session, flipped classroom, or asynchronous module.
Articles & Essays
Public writing and scholarship. Most are freely available online and can be assigned directly.
Why “Merry Christmas” is Better Than “Happy Holidays” for Americans of All Faiths
Religion News Service
A short, teachable piece on why “inclusive” language can flatten difference rather than honor it. Pairs well with units on pluralism and the December dilemma.
The Battle Over CRT Is a Manufactured Crisis. Here’s Why We Still Have to Fight It.
Religion News Service
Useful for teacher preparation and faculty development: separates what critical race theory actually is from what the public debate has made of it.
For Indian American Hindus, Loving India Doesn’t Mean Holding Back Our Criticism
Religion News Service
On diaspora identity and the difference between belonging and uncritical loyalty. Good discussion starter in Asian American studies courses.
The Swastika and the 4 H’s
Religion News Service
A case study in how a symbol carries different histories for different communities — and what educators owe students on both sides of that difference.
Systemic Religious Oppression Benefits White Christians – and Christians of Color Too
Faithfully Magazine
The clearest short statement of the book’s central argument. If you assign one reading before a workshop or lecture, assign this one.
Kamala Harris Can Show Americans How We Share Our Faiths
Religion News Service
On multireligious families and public life. Pairs with the CBS and Bergen Record segments below for a short media-analysis unit.
Keep Christmas, and Add Other Faiths’ Holy Days
The New York Times — Room for Debate
Brief op-ed on which holidays government recognizes. Works well as a structured-debate prompt in secondary and undergraduate classrooms.
“Because I Had a Turban”
Teaching Tolerance (now Learning for Justice)
Written for K–12 educators on religion-based bullying and what schools can do. Still the most-assigned piece for teacher-preparation programs.
Podcasts
Long-form conversations and radio interviews. Several run under thirty minutes and fit inside a single class session.
Exploring the Connections Between Christian Privilege and Schools
Third Space with Jen Cort
Made for school leaders and independent-school educators. The best single audio resource for teachers.
Khyati Y. Joshi on Spirit Matters
Spirit Matters
Conversation on religion, identity, and belonging in America.
White Christian Privilege in America
WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Live public-radio interview. Short enough to play in a single class period.
Morning Show Interview
WGTD Public Radio
Accessible general-audience introduction to the book’s argument.
Keeping Democracy Alive with Burt Cohen
Keeping Democracy Alive
Frames religious privilege as a question of democratic participation and civic equality.
Interview on Freethought Radio
Freethought Radio (FFRF)
Conversation with a secular-humanist audience on church-state separation.
Leonard Lopate at Large
WBAI Radio, New York
Extended interview covering the book’s historical chapters.
Videos
Recorded lectures, televised interviews, and public conversations. Useful for flipped classrooms and asynchronous modules.
White Christian Privilege — Lecture
Rutgers Law School, Center for Security, Race and Rights
A full academic lecture with Q&A. The strongest video option for a substitute session, flipped classroom, or asynchronous module.
FFRF TV Talks with Dr. Joshi About White Christian Privilege
Freethought Matters (FFRF TV)
Televised interview covering the book’s main arguments in about half an hour.
Live with Senator Cory Booker
Cory Booker
A public conversation connecting religious privilege to broader civil-rights policy.
The Beat with Ari Melber
MSNBC
National broadcast commentary on race, religion, and the 2020 campaign. Discussion about multiracial America.
Permissions & Use
Using These Materials
In the classroom
Articles, recordings, and lectures on this page may be assigned, linked, and screened for educational use at no cost. Please credit the original outlet along with the author.
Reprints and republication
Republishing an article or excerpting a chapter requires permission from the original publisher. Write with the specifics and Dr. Joshi will point you to the right contact.
Bringing Dr. Joshi in
If your class, faculty, or organization wants to go further than the readings, a lecture, workshop, or consulting engagement can be built around this material.