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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African Americans and the Bible Allen Dwight Callahan. To my mother, Olivia Estes — my first librarian, who taught me how to hear the books talk Above this firmament of your Scripture I believe that there.
... hear- ers dramatic, direct access to God's grace. These preachers proclaimed a divine salvation needed by all and ... hear the message of eternal salvation. In the crowds that came to hear them, Evangelical preachers noted the sizeable ...
... hear, frequently bathed in tears.” He observed that “some . . . negroes have been in great trouble about their souls; their hearts have been broken for sin; they have accepted Christ as their only Saviour; and are Christians indeed ...
... hear that the delayed justice due a wicked land would not be denied . After Vesey's plot was exposed , he and 130 of his co - conspirators were arrested and tried . Thirty - seven , including Vesey himself , were executed . The African ...
... hears the elder ' deaconing ' a hymnbook hymn , which is sung two lines at a time . ” The practice of lead singers “ lining ” or singing the first two verses of a hymn in advance of the rest of the congregation suited illiter- ate ...
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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 |