Religio-Political Narratives in the United States: From Martin Luther King, Jr. to Jeremiah Wright

✍ Scribed by Angela D. Sims, F. Douglas Powe Jr., Johnny Bernard Hill (auth.)

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Year: 2014
Tongue: English
Leaves: 202
Series: Black Religion / Womanist Thought / Social Justice
Edition: 1
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

The authors select sermons by Martin Luther King Jr. and Jeremiah Wright to as a framework to examine the meaning of God in America as part of the formational religio-political narrative of the country.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Not God Bless America, God Damn America: Black Rhetorical Performance and Patriotic Idealism....Pages 1-17
Disturbing the Peace: Theological Mandate to Construct an Inclusive Vision of Humanity....Pages 19-37
Liberation for All....Pages 39-57
The World House: Reclaiming the Dream of Dr. King in the Age of Obama....Pages 59-71
When Black Is Not Black Enough....Pages 73-93
Reclaiming the Prophetic: Toward a Theology of Hope and Justice in a Fragmented World....Pages 95-115
The World House: The Beloved Community as a New Global Vision for Peace and Justice....Pages 117-135
Unlocking Doors of Hope: A Quest for Enduring Peace and Justice....Pages 137-150
Conclusion....Pages 151-153
Back Matter....Pages 155-192

✦ Subjects

Sociology of Religion;Social Aspects of Religion;Political Science and International Relations, general;Religion and Society

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