Clayton Powell (1865-1953) was one of a very few African-American religious, cultural, and social leaders of his era to oppose what he called the -cheap grace- of racist conservative and liberal ideologies in what he called -a world come of age.- His use of what a sociologist and several philosophers called -the emotionalization of the ideal- changed his congregations, cities, and nation, as well as one German Sunday school teacher Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Ralph Garlin Clingan explores Powell s role as a radical, progressive prophet with a well thought out program of emotionalizing the ideal of...
Clayton Powell (1865-1953) was one of a very few African-American religious, cultural, and social leaders of his era to oppose what he called the -che...
