James Baldwin's Understanding of God Overwhelming Desire and Joy |
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| Author:
| Young, Josiah Ulysses |
| Series title: | Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-137-45433-1 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2014 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan
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| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $139.99 |
Book Description:
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This book focuses on Baldwin's experiences as a gifted black writer who fought valiantly against racism and wrote openly about homosexual relationships. Baldwin's God is a 'mysteriously impersonal' force he calls love- 'something . . . like a fire, like the wind, something which can change you.'
This book focuses on Baldwin's experiences as a gifted black writer who fought valiantly against racism and wrote openly about homosexual relationships. Baldwin's God is a 'mysteriously impersonal' force he calls love- 'something . . . like a fire, like the wind, something which can change you.'