The Bible and African Americans · A Brief History
- Authors
- Wimbush, Vincent L.
- Publisher
- Fortress Press
- Tags
- religion , special groups , theology , politics & social sciences , religious studies & reference , specific demographics , church history , african-american studies , history , religious studies , ethics , religion & spirituality , religious , christianity , other religions; practices & sacred texts , world , christian books & bibles , social sciences , churches & church leadership
- ISBN
- 9781451419443
- Date
- 2002-11-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.24 MB
- Lang
- en
The unique encounter of African Americans with the Bible has shaped centuries of spirituality and social engagement of a whole continent. Highly respected biblical scholar Vincent Wimbush here outlines the five phases of African American reading and shows how the Bible offered a language-world through which Africans Americans have negotiated the strange land into which they were thrust.