Lloyd Religion of the Field Negro

On Black Secularism and Black Theology
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-0-8232-7766-7
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 304 Seiten

Drawing together insights from black cultural studies and secularism studies, this book reinvigorates the field of black theology. It argues that black theology can best support the racial justice struggles of today by fully embracing both blackness (as opposed to multiculturalism) and theology (as opposed to religious diversity).

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lloyd, Vincent W.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde

Inhaltsverzeichnis

IntroductionCornerstones
1: Cone
2: Baldwin
3: Mbembe
4: Derrida, Agamben, Wynter Questions
5: What is Black Tradition?
6: What is Black Organizing?
7: For What Are Blacks to Hope?
8: For What Are Whites to Hope?Exempla
9: The Revelation of Race: On Steve Biko
10: The Racial Messiah: On Huey P. Newton
11: The Post-Racial Saint: On Barack Obama
12: The Race of the Soul: On Gillian RoseAfterword: The Birth of the Black ChurchBibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Lloyd Vincent W.:
Vincent Lloyd is Associate Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at Villanova University. His most recent books are Black Natural Law and a co-edited collection, Race and Secularism in America.Vincent Lloyd is Associate Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at Villanova University. His most recent books are Black Natural Law and a co-edited collection, Race and Secularism in America.