African American Religion in the United States of America: An Interpretative Essay

This essay addresses the problematical nature of the meaning of religion as it is related to the formation and destiny of peoples of African descent in the United States. Moving beyond a narrow understanding of the nature of religion as expressed in much of Black Theology, for example, this essay pr...

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Main Author: Long, Charles H. 1926- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Californiarnia Press 2003
In: Nova religio
Year: 2003, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 11-27
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Summary:This essay addresses the problematical nature of the meaning of religion as it is related to the formation and destiny of peoples of African descent in the United States. Moving beyond a narrow understanding of the nature of religion as expressed in much of Black Theology, for example, this essay proposes a "thick" and complex depiction of religion in the African American context through a recognition of its relationship to the contact and conquest that marked the modern world.
ISSN:1541-8480
Contains:Enthalten in: Nova religio
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1525/nr.2003.7.1.11