The Origins of Black Humanism in America : Reverend Ethelred Brown and the Unitarian Church / by J. Floyd-Thomas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Floyd-Thomas, Juan Marcial.

Series:

Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice, 2945-6983

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnology--Africa.

Ethnology.

Culture.

Religion.

Religion--History.

African Culture.

History of Religion.

Local Subjects:

African Culture.

Religion.

History of Religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (283 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2008.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

By examining the minister who helped inspire the founding of the Harlem Unitarian Church Reverend Ethelred Brown, Floyd-Thomas offers a provocative examination of the religious and intellectual roots of Black humanist thought.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; A Note on Usage; Introduction; 1 Poor Pilgrim of Sorrow: Rev. Ethelred Brown and the Roots of Black Humanism in Harlem; 2 Building the Church of Tomorrow: Race, Religion, and Social Thought in the Harlem Unitarian Church; 3 Against Principalities, Against Powers: Racial Uplift and Working-Class Radicalism in the Harlem Unitarian Church; 4 In the Shadow of Egypt: Racial Consciousness and Pan-Caribbean Nationalism in the Harlem Unitarian Church; 5 The Price We Pay: The Demise of the Harlem Unitarian Church

6 A Unique and Significant Religious Experiment: Rev. Ethelred Brown and the Legacy of Black HumanismNotes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-239) and index.

ISBN:

9786612198915

9781282198913

1282198912

9780230615823

0230615821

OCLC:

433147802