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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... command of African- American literature. And I am pleased to acknowledge here Lara Heimert and her colleagues at Yale University Press for finding merit in this book that, judging from my sheaf of rejection letters, others did not ...
... command of letters , had man- aged to win freedom for himself and his mother , Grandma . Grandma is a powerful lay preacher with extraordinary spiritual insight but neverthe- less regrets her own illiteracy and “ wished she could read ...
... command of God for us , " exhorts Hammond , " to obey our masters . It may seem hard for us , if we think our ... commands , but because our own peace and comfort depend upon it . " Hammond's counsel is also qualified : slaves are to ...
... commands to slaves to obey their masters. The locus classicus was Ephesians 6:5, “Ser- vants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ.”21 ...
... command Live in love let brotherly Love contuner [continue] and abound Beare ye one anothers Bordens How can the master be said to Bear my Bor- den when he Bears me down with the Have [heavy] chains of slavery and operson against my ...
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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 |