Getting to the promised land : Black America and the unfinished work of the civil rights movement / Kevin W. Cosby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cosby, Kevin W., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American leadership.

United States--Race relations.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (82 pages)

Place of Publication:

Louisville, Kentucky : Westminster John Knox Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Pointing to the stories of Nehemiah, Daniel, Solomon, and other biblical leaders for guidance on how to rebuild Black America, Kevin W. Cosby challenges all Americans to move from a place of relative nonengagement and detachment to a place of active support of the American Descendants of Slavery's (ADOS) efforts for justice and healing"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Praise for the Book

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Foreword by Cornel West

Preface

Introduction

1. Replace the Exodus Hermeneutic with a Postexilic One: Regain a Singular Focus

2. Solomon: No Coalitions with the Mighty Until We've Lifted Weights

3. Daniel: Put on Ethnic Armor and Reject the Illusion of Inclusion

4. Cyrus's Decree: No Liberation without Reparation

5. Ezra: Lineage Alone as a Call to Specificity for ADOS's Unique Justice Claim

6. Esau: A Good Lesson from a Bad Example

7. Hanani's Mission to Expose Pseudo Innocence: Most of Us Ain't Movin' On Up

8. Nehemiah Wept: ADOS Leaders Must Weep and Speak Up for Our Community

9. Nehemiah's Leadership: Mobilizing ADOS to Take Care of ADOS Business

10. Servants, Not Celebrities: Nehemiah, Ella Baker, and Exemplary Leadership for ADOS

Conclusion: Beginning to Name Tenets of ADOS Theology

Acknowledgments

Notes.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781646981977

1646981979

OCLC:

1255232473