How long this road : race, religion, and the legacy of C. Eric Lincoln / edited by Alton B. Pollard, III and Love Henry Whelchel, Jr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pollard, Alton B. (Alton Brooks), 1956-

Whelchel, L. H. (Love Henry)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Religion--Congresses.

African Americans.

African Americans--Religion.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xxi, 279 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First Palgrave Macmillan edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.

Summary:

In light of the recent death of C. Eric Lincoln, the renowned theorist of race and religion, scholars came together and created this compelling collection that represents twenty years of critical intellectual reflection in Lincoln's honor. "How Long This Road" is a social study of African American religious patterns and dynamics. The broader aim of the collection is to add to the scholarly literature on the power, meaning, and value of the sacred in African American culture. It is also a valuable collection for all of us interested in race relations and religious studies. C. Eric Lincoln's principle concern with the racial factor in American social and religious life expands in these pages to include such correlative factors as gender, the African Diaspora, and social class. "How Long This Road" is an impressive work that is bound to become a classic in religion and sociology courses, church studies, and African American studies.

Contents:

This Road Since Freedom / C. Eric Lincoln ix

I. The Legacy of C. Eric Lincoln

1. Human Values and Inhuman Systems / C. Eric Lincoln 19

2. C. Eric Lincoln: A Scholar for All Seasons / Charles H. Long 35

3. The "American Dilemma" in the Life and Scholarship of C. Eric Lincoln / Mary R. Sawyer 43

4. Heroic Professor: A Pedagogy of Creativity / Jon Michael Spencer 63

5. The Lincoln Legacy: Challenges and Considerations / Jualynne E. Dodson 77

II. The Social Analysis of Religion

6. Islam in America: Problems of Legacy, Identity, Cooperation, and Conflict among African American and Immigrant Muslims / Lawrence H. Mamiya 91

7. W. E. B. DuBois and the Struggle for African America's Soul / Alton B. Pollard, III 109

8. Martin, Malcolm, and Black Theology / James H. Cone 119

9. "There Is a Work for Each One of Us": The Socio-Theology of the Rev. Florence Spearing Randolph / Cheryl Townsend Gilkes 131

10. A Time for Honor: A Portrait of African American Clergywomen / Delores C. Carpenter 141

III. The Religious Community Bears Witness

11. Freedom's Song / Gardner C. Taylor 163

12. Turning Burdens into Blessings / Floyd H. Flake 171

13. Can the Intellect Analyze the Spirit? / Ava Muhammad 177

IV. Life Every Voice

14. The Teachers of the World / Asa G. Hilliard 195

15. "My Chains Fell Off": Heart Religion in the African American Methodist Tradition / Love Henry Whelchel, Jr. 203

16. Stalking George Washington Williams / John Hope Franklin 233

17. The Social Responsibility of the Modern University / John R. Silber 247

Epilogue: The C. Eric Lincoln Lectures / Ralph Ellis, Lillian Ashcraft-Eason 261

Appendix The C. Eric Lincoln Lectureship Series 270.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1403962723

1403962731

OCLC:

52030605