The forgotten prophet : Bishop Henry McNeal Turner and the African American prophetic tradition / Andre E. Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Andre E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Turner, Henry McNeal, 1834-1915.

Turner, Henry McNeal.

African Methodist Episcopal Church--History--19th century.

African Methodist Episcopal Church.

African Methodist Episcopal Church--Bishops.

Black theology.

African Americans--Religion.

African Americans.

Prophecy--Christianity.

Prophecy.

Bishops.

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 127 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, [2012]

Summary:

The Forgotten Prophet: Bishop Henry McNeal Turner and the African American Prophetic Tradition, by Andre E. Johnson, is a study of the rhetoric of nineteenth-century African Methodist Episcopal Church bishop Henry McNeal Turner. By locating Turner within the African American prophetic tradition, Johnson examines how Turner adopted a prophetic persona. As one of America's earliest black activists and social reformers, Turner made an indelible mark on American history and left behind an enduring social influence through his speeches, writings, and prophetic addresses. This text offers a definition of prophetic rhetoric and examines the existing genres of prophetic discourse, suggesting there are other types of prophetic rhetorics, especially within the African American prophetic tradition. In examining these modes of discourse from 1866 to 1895, this study further investigates how Turner's rhetoric shifted over time. It examines how Turner found a voice to articulate not only his views and positions but also, in the prophetic tradition, the views of people he claimed to represent. The Forgotten Prophet is a significant contribution to the study of Bishop Turner and the African American prophetic tradition. Book jacket.

Contents:

"Let by-gones be by-gones": emancipation and Turner's celebratory prophecy

"Hurling thunderbolts" and "fighting the devil with fire": Turner's prophetic disputation

"To seek other quarters": Turner's mission-oriented prophecy

"No future for the Negro": Turner's pessimistic prophecy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780739167144

0739167146

9780739178546

0739178547

OCLC:

795177982