White religion and black humanity / Harry H. Singleton, III.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Singleton, Harry H., 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity--United States--History.

Christianity.

Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Race relations.

History.

United States--Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.

United States.

United States--Race relations--History.

Physical Description:

xiii, 200 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Univ. Press of America, 2012.

Summary:

In this insightful work, Harry H. Singleton, III, analyzes the white religious establishments use; of Christian faith throughout American history to link divine will with black oppression. This exploitation establishes Christian faith as the single most persuasive tool in convincing whites of their superiority and blacks of their inferiority. Singleton calls for a reexamination of the major categories of Christian theology due to its misuse by many leading white clergy and theologians. He constructs a more liberating approach to Christian faith by freeing it from its, convenient concerns with heaven more than the earth, with the church more than the world, and with the individual more than the community. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in both the Historical and contemporary impact of Christian faith on the current racial situation in America. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The Question of Black Humanity 1

2 The Necessity of a Dehumanized Black Humanity 19

3 White Religion, Racial Morality, and Black Dehumanization 37

4 White Religion and Black WOhuMANity 55

5 The Racialization of God and Black Dehumanization 75

6 The Divinity of Whiteness Revealed 95

7 The Christian Institutionalization of Black Dehumanization 113

8 White Religion and the "Independent" Black Church 131

9 The Last Things and the Black Things 151

10 The Twilight of a Racist Theocracy 169.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780761857372

0761857370

OCLC:

756592508