Pragmatic spirituality : the Christian faith through an Africentric lens / Gayraud S. Wilmore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilmore, Gayraud S., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Religion.

African Americans.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York ; London, [England] : New York University Press, 2004.

Summary:

A collection of the writings by one of the most influential African American theologians.

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I Teaching African American Religious Studies; 1. What Is African American Religious Studies?; 2. Reinterpretation in Black Church History; 3. Black Religion: Strategies of Survival, Elevation, and Liberation; 4. Womanist Thought as a Recovery of Liberation Theology; 5. "Doing the Truth": Some Criteria for Researching African American Religious History; Part II The Quest for an Africentric Cultural Identity; 6. What Is African American Christianity?; 7. African Beginnings.

8. The Black Messiah: Revising the Color Symbolism of Western Christology9. Black Consciousness: Stumbling Block or Battering Ram?; Part III Black Theology: History and Major Motifs; 10. What Is Black Theology?; 11. Eschatology in Black; 12. Black Power, Black People, and Theological Renewal; 13. The Role of African America in the Rise of Third-World Theology: A Historical Reappraisal; Part IV Africentric Pastoral Ministry; 14. What Is the Relevance of Black Theology for Pastoral Ministry?; 15. Black Christians, Church Unity, and One Common Expression of Apostolic Faith.

16. Lessons from My Father's World: A Sermon17. Struggling against Racism with Realism and Hope; Notes; Index; About the Author.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8147-2934-7

OCLC:

956277573