The burden of Black religion / Curtis J. Evans.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Evans, Curtis J. (Curtis Junius)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Religion.

African Americans.

Black theology.

United States--Church history.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (393 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the long and tortured history of American ideas about race religion has played a prominent role. In this book, Curtis Evans traces ideas about African American religion from the antebellum period to the middle of the 20th century. Central to the story he argues, is the popular notion that blacks were somehow 'naturally' religious.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; 1. The Meaning of Slave Religion; 2. Black Religion in the New Nation: Outside the Boundaries of Whiteness; 3. The Social Sciences and the Professional Discipline of Black Religion; 4. The Creation and the Burden of the Negro Church; 5. The Drama of Black Life; 6. The Religious and Cultural Meaning of The Green Pastures; 7. Urbanization and the End of Black Religion in the Modern World; Epilogue; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-368) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-971654-4

1-281-85183-3

OCLC:

298283840