The African American Bible: Bound in a Christian Nation
The article discusses the binding of Americans in a Christian nation and the Bible-African American identity tension. Topics covered include the civilized Europeans' need to save Africans from themselves, the African American bible's view of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln as the linker of...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
| Verificar disponibilidade: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Publicado em: |
[2017]
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Journal of Biblical literature
Ano: 2017, Volume: 136, Número: 1, Páginas: 221-228 |
| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
USA
/ Negros
/ Black theology
/ Exegese
/ Bibel. Exodus
/ Escravidão (Motivo)
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| Classificações IxTheo: | FD Teologia contextual HA Bíblia KBQ América do Norte |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
African American religions
B Humanity B LINCOLN, Abraham, 1809-1865 B Christianity B Human Beings |
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| Resumo: | The article discusses the binding of Americans in a Christian nation and the Bible-African American identity tension. Topics covered include the civilized Europeans' need to save Africans from themselves, the African American bible's view of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln as the linker of freedom to the condition of black humanity, and its emergence as a vehicle for black people to talk back to America. Also noted is the view that every human being is a testament to others' God complexes. |
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| ISSN: | 1934-3876 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Journal of Biblical literature
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.15699/jbl.1361.2017.1366 |
