Black theology, slavery, and contemporary Christianity / [edited by] Anthony G. Reddie.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Reddie, Anthony.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Black theology.

Slavery--Religious aspects.

Slavery.

Race discrimination--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Race discrimination.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Black Theology, Slavery and Contemporary Christianity explores the legacy of slavery in Black theological terms. Challenging the dominant approaches to the history and legacy of slavery in the British Empire, the contributors show that although the 1807 act abolished the slave trade, it did not end racism, notions of White supremacy, or the demonization of Blackness, Black people and Africa. This interdisciplinary study draws on biblical studies, history, missiology and Black theological reflection, exploring the strengths and limitations of faith as the framework for abolitionist rhetoric and

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I Slavery and Biblical Hermeneutics; 1 'But It's in the Text! Slavery, the Bible, and the African Diaspora'; 2 Was Paul an Arch-advocate of Slavery or a Liberator?; 3 Buying the Poor for Silver and the Needy for a Pair of Sandals (Amos 8:6); 4 A Resistant Biblical Hermeneutic within the Caribbean; 5 Unending the Bible: The Book of Revelation through the Optics of Anancy and Rastafari; Part II Slavery, Colonialism and Black Subjugation

6 'Children of a Lesser God': The American Board Mission's Ordination Policy in South Africa7 Necessary Remembrance: Towards a White British Biblical Hermeneutic; 8 A Legacy of Slavery - Black with the Slaves or Mulatto with the Slavers?; Part III Slavery and Contemporary Experience through the Lens of Black Theological Reflection; 9 Faith and the Gallows: The Cost of Liberation; 10 Re-reading Slave Writing through the Lens of Black Theology; 11 Whither Africa?: Reflections on Current Day Africa in Light of Slavery; 12 Divining Sisters: Reflections on an Experience of Divination

13 Politics of Black Entry into Britain: Reflections on being a Black British PersonIndex

Notes:

"First published 2010 by Ashgate Publishing"--t.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-317-17383-X

1-315-56950-7

1-317-17382-1

1-282-65772-0

9786612657726

1-4094-0967-8

9781315569505

OCLC:

652653767