What's Faith Got to Do with It? Black Bodies/Christian Souls

Name: What's Faith Got to Do with It? Black Bodies/Christian Souls
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ISBN: 9781570756092

ISBN-10: 1570756090

ISBN-13: 9781570756092

Edition: 2005

Authors: Kelly Brown Douglas

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This book was inspired by a challenge from one of Douglas's students: "How could you, a black woman, possibly be a Christian?" Reflection on the historical sins of Christians, particularly the role of white Christians in countenancing the lynching of African Americans, led her to broader questions: What is it about Christianity that could lend itself to racism and its violent abuses? What is it about Christianity that has allowed it to be both a bane and a blessing for black people? Douglas examines the various "distortions" in early Christianity--particularly the influence of platonic dualism, with its denigration of the body, and the alliance with imperial power. She shows how this later…

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List price: $27.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Orbis Books
Publication date: 10/1/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 252
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English