Pillars of Cloud and Fire The Politics of Exodus in African American Biblical Interpretation
At the birth of the United States, African Americans were excluded from the newly-formed Republic and its churches, which saw them as savage rather than citizen and as heathen rather than Christian. Denied civil access to the basic rights granted to others, African Americans have developed their own...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
New York University Press
[2015]
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| Colección: | Religion and social transformation.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009868939906719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface: Locating the Project
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Exodus: Israelite Deliverance and Antebellum Hope
- 2. Exodus in the Wilderness: Making Bitter Water Sweet
- 3. Exodus and Hurston: Toward a Humanist Critique of Black Religion in the Harlem Renaissance
- 4. Exodus in the Civil Rights Era: Returning the Struggle to the Black Church
- 5. Exodus at the Intersection of the Black Power Movement and the Black Church
- Conclusion: Cloud, Fire, and Beyond
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index of Names
- Index of Subjects
- About the Author
