Pillars of Cloud and Fire The Politics of Exodus in African American Biblical Interpretation |
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| Author:
| Marbury, Herbert Robinson |
| Series title: | Religion and Social Transformation Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4798-1250-9 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2015 |
| Publisher: | New York University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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At the birth of the United States, African Americans were excluded from the newly-formed Republic and its churches, which saw them as savage rather than citizen and as heathen rather than Christian. Denied civil access to the basic rights granted to others, African Americans have developed their own sacred traditions and their own civil ......
At the birth of the United States, African Americans were excluded from the newly-formed Republic and its churches, which saw them as savage rather than citizen and as heathen rather than Christian. Denied civil access to the basic rights granted to others, African Americans have developed their own sacred traditions and their own civil ......