The Black Christ / Kelly Brown Douglas

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Douglas, Kelly Brown, author.

Series:

The Bishop Henry McNeal Turner/Sojourner Truth series in Black religion ; v. 17

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jesus Christ--African American interpretations.

Jesus Christ.

African American women--Religious life.

African American women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

Twenty-fifth anniversary edition

Place of Publication:

Maryknoll, New York : Orbis Books, [2019]

Summary:

In this classic work, first published in 1994, Kelly Brown Douglas offers a compelling portrait of who Jesus is for the Black community. Beginning with the early testimonies of the enslaved, through the writings and thought of religious and literary figures, voices from the Civil Rights and Black Power era, including Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X, up through the contemporary work of Black and Womanist theologians, Douglas presents a living tradition that speaks powerfully to the message of our day: Black Lives Matter.

Contents:

Acknowledgments

Introduction to the twenty-fifth anniversary edition

Introduction to the 1994 edition

The roots of the black Christ

The black struggle and the black Christ

The theological development of the black Christ

A critical assessment of the black Christ

A womanist approach to the black Christ

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-60833-778-2