Introducing African American Religion

ISBN-13: 9780415694001 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 276 str.

Anthony B. Pinn

Opis

This volume offers a creative and unique approach to the history of African American religion. Moving beyond institutional history that dominates other books, it provides a reader-friendly depiction of the major issues, themes, and problems confronted by African Americans involved in a variety of traditions.

Spis treści

Section One: The Nature, Origins, and Historical Overview of African American Religion  1. What Is African American Religion?  2. Africans in the Americas  3. Beginnings of African American Religion  4. African American Religion in the 19th Century  5. African American Religion in the 20th Century  Section Two: Major Themes in African American Religion  6. Worldly Change, or a New World?  7. Religion, Race, and Racism  8. The Question of Gender  9. Dreams of Democracy  10. African American Religion and Economics  11. Liberation Theology  Section Three: Issues and Concerns in Contemporary African American Religion  12. Sex and Sexuality  13. Hip Hop and the New ‘Look’ of Religion  14. The New ‘Nones’.  Chronology.  Glossary.  Additional Resources.

O autorze

Anthony B. Pinn is Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and Professor of Religious Studies at Rice University, USA. His books include Terror and Triumph: The Nature of Black Religion (2003) and Varieties of African American Religious Experience (1999).