The Talking Book: African Americans and the BibleYale University Press, 1 okt. 2008 - 295 sidor 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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... freedom notwithstand- ing . The early legends of Israel's monarchy still carry traditions that are stridently antimonarchical , and Israel's greatest king is a former shepherd boy moonlighting as a musician who becomes by turns a ...
... freedom came, and some sought to escape the drudgery by flight to the pulpit. Literacy would furnish that escape. “In the earlier days of freedom,” writes Washington, “almost every coloured man who learned to read would receive a 'call ...
... 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 the Bible like real preachers . " 58 If the ...
... freedom by force of arms, Garnet saw the liberating power of the Bible as self-evident. It was so for him: he assumed it would be so for slaves in the South who might manage to read or have read to them a contraband copy of the holy ...
... freedom for slavery's children . But Douglass knew intimately what Garnet's limited experience with slavery could not teach : that the justice of the Bible was not self - evident . Douglass had begun to learn the Bible as a slave , and ...
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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 Begränsad förhandsgranskning - 2008 |
The Talking Book: African Americans and the Bible Allen Dwight Callahan Ingen förhandsgranskning - 2006 |
The Talking Book: African Americans and the Bible Allen Dwight Callahan Ingen förhandsgranskning - 2006 |