Imagining Eden: Black theology and the search for paradise
"Argues that Black literature has functioned as a primary source of theological reflection and reimagining since its beginnings. From slave narratives to twentieth-century poetry and novels-the latter of which is the focus of this book-it has participated in systematic theological discourse and...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York
Columbia University Press
[2026]
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| In: | Year: 2026 |
| Series/Journal: | Black lives in the diaspora: past, present, future
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Black theology
/ African Theology
/ Liberation theology
/ Paradise
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| Further subjects: | B
Liberation Theology
B Literature Black authors History and criticism B Eden B Black Theology |
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