The Talking Book: African Americans and the BibleYale University Press, 2008 M10 1 - 295 páginas A striking narrative of the Bible’s central role in African-American history from the early days of slavery to the present The Talking Book casts the Bible as the central character in a vivid portrait of black America, tracing the origins of African-American culture from slavery’s secluded forest prayer meetings to the bright lights and bold style of today’s hip-hop artists. The Bible has profoundly influenced African Americans throughout history. From a variety of perspectives this wide-ranging book is the first to explore the Bible’s role in the triumph of the black experience. Using the Bible as a foundation, African Americans shared religious beliefs, created their own music, and shaped the ultimate key to their freedom—literacy. Allen Callahan highlights the intersection of biblical images with African-American music, politics, religion, art, and literature. The author tells a moving story of a biblically informed African-American culture, identifying four major biblical images—Exile, Exodus, Ethiopia, and Emmanuel. He brings these themes to life in a unique African-American history that grows from the harsh experience of slavery into a rich culture that endures as one of the most important forces of twenty-first-century America. |
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... Christ's death on the cross; they claimed for themselves and their hearers dramatic, direct access to God's grace. These preachers proclaimed a divine salvation needed by all and available to all, boldly pitching their Gospel in the ...
... Christ as their only Saviour; and are Christians indeed.” Davies's testimony is echoed in the recollections of other Evangelical preachers as well.6 Evangelical Christianity was and remains a formidable force in African- American ...
... Christ. (Eph. 6:5) Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eyeservice as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God. (Col. 3:22) Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own ...
... Christ. “Here is a plain command of God for us,” exhorts Hammond, “to obey our masters. It may seem hard for us, if we think our masters wrong in holding us slaves, to obey in all things, but who of us dare dispute with God!” His ...
... Christ; not with eye service as men pleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart: with good will doing service, as to the lord and not to men; knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same ...
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5 Exodus | 83 |
6 Ethiopia | 138 |
7 Emmanuel | 185 |
Postscript | 240 |
Notes | 247 |
Subject Index | 275 |
Scripture Index | 284 |
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The Talking Book: African Americans and the Bible Allen Dwight Callahan Sin vista previa disponible - 2006 |
The Talking Book: African Americans and the Bible Allen Dwight Callahan Sin vista previa disponible - 2006 |