 |
GetTextbooks.co.uk
Compare Prices & Save up to 90% |
|
|
|
| Login | Sign up | My Wish List |
 | | African-American Religion: Interpretive Essays in History and Culture by Timothy Fulop ISBN-10: 9780415914581 ISBN-10: 0-415-91458-2 ISBN-13: 9780415914581 ISBN-13: 978-0-415-91458-1 Hardcover 1997-01-08 Routledge Find Lowest Price |
Editorials | ||
Product Description How is the religious experience of African Americans different from that of white Americans? Is this a story of spiritual discovery and development, or one of compulsory Christianity? African-American religions encompass a broad spectrum of beliefs and practices. African American Religions brings together the most important essays on the development of these traditions. The first part of the book orients African American religion to American history and the study of religion. The essays that follow trace the histories of many religious and cultural traditions, from the early cultural contact of Africans and Europeans, to the relationship between slavery and an emerging Black Christianity; from the place of Africa in the African-American religious consciousness, to contemporary issues such as women in the ministry and Black nationalism. | ||
Reviews | ||
Powerful Panorama Albert J. Raboteau is American's foremost expert on the history of African American religion. In this text, "African-American Religion," which is part of the larger "Religion in American Life" series, Raboteau offers an engaging panorama of how religion (of all types, not just Christianity) impacted African Americans and how their religion impacted America. Reviewer: Bob Kellemen, Ph.D., is the author of Beyond the Suffering: Embracing the Legacy of African American Soul Care and Spiritual Direction , Soul Physicians, and Spiritual Friends. | ||