Divided Mind of the Black Church Theology, Piety, and Public Witness

Name: Divided Mind of the Black Church Theology, Piety, and Public Witness
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ISBN: 9780814794463

ISBN-10: 0814794467

ISBN-13: 9780814794463

Edition: 2013

Authors: Raphael G. Warnock

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What is the true nature and mission of the church? Is its proper Christian purpose to save souls, or to transform the social order? This question is especially fraught when the church is one built by an enslaved people and formed, from its beginning, at the center of an oppressed community’s fight for personhood and freedom. Such is the central tension in the identity and mission of the black church in the United States. For decades the black church and black theology have held each other at arm’s length. Black theology has emphasized the role of Christian faith in addressing racism and other forms of oppression, arguing that Jesus urged his disciples to seek the freedom of all peoples.…

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List price: $89.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: New York University Press
Publication date: 12/6/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 276
Size: 6.30" wide x 9.33" long x 1.02" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English