The black Christ / Kelly Brown Douglas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Douglas, Kelly Brown, author.

Contributor:

Orbis Books, publisher.

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Bishop Henry McNeal Turner studies in North American Black religion ; vol. 9.

The Bishop Henry McNeal Turner studies in North American Black religion ; vol. 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jesus Christ--African American interpretations.

Jesus Christ.

African American interpretations of Jesus Christ.

Jesus Christ--History of doctrines.

Black theology--History.

Black theology.

Liberation theology--History.

Liberation theology.

Feminist theology--United States.

Feminist theology.

African American women--Religious life.

African American women.

History.

United States.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

x, 134 pages ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books, 1994.

Summary:

This compelling portrait of who Jesus is for the black community surveys the history of the Black Christ from the early slave testimonies to the writings of prominent religious and literary figures through the Civil Rights and Black Power movements.

Contents:

The roots of the Black Christ

The Black struggle and the Black Christ

The theological development of the Black Christ

A critical assessment of the Black Christ

A womanist approach to the Black Christ.

Notes:

"Copyright ©1994 by Kelly Brown Douglas"--verso of title page.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 118-131) and index.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

ISBN:

0883449390 :

OCLC:

28962424