A. Sims, F. Powe, J. Hill

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Religio-Political Narratives in the United States (eBook, PDF)

From Martin Luther King, Jr. to Jeremiah Wright

Beschreibung

The authors select sermons by Martin Luther King Jr. and Jeremiah Wright to as a framework to examine the meaning of God in America as part of the formational religio-political narrative of the country.

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Autor

Angela D. Sims is Associate Professor of Ethics and Black Church Studies at Saint Paul School of Theology, USA. She is principal investigator of 'Remembering Lynching: Strategies of Resistance and Visions of Justice' (an oral history project) and author of Ethical Complications of Lynching: Ida B. Wells's Interrogation of American Terror. F. Douglas Powe, Jr. is the James C. Logan Professor of Evangelism and Professor of Urban Ministry at Wesley Theological Seminary., USA. He is the author of New Wine, New Wineskins an d Just Us or Justice. Johnny Bernard Hill is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Claflin University, USA. He is the author of The First Black President: Barack Obama, Race, Politics and the American Dream.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juni 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781137060051
• Artikelnr.: 46753523

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"Religio-Political Narratives in the United States from Martin Luther King, Jr. to Jeremiah Wright effectively positions Christianity generally and the black church tradition in particular as the pivots for significant social change. ... Religio-Political Narratives in the United States from Martin Luther King, Jr. to Jeremiah Wright is an interesting and thought-provoking analysis of the black church tradition." (Linda D. Tomlinson, Journal of Church and State, Vol. 57, Autumn, 2015)