The Talking Book: African Americans and the BibleYale University Press, 2008. okt. 1. - 295 oldal 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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... king is a former shepherd boy moonlighting as a musician who becomes by turns a mercenary, a murderer, and a Peeping Tom. His dynasty is a disaster, and the nation over which his troubled descendants rule is eventually overrun by a ...
... king Pharaoh, they were taken from him by the power of God, and were carried away by Moses. God had blessed him with an angel to go with him, but that I could see nothing of that kind in these days.” According to Woolfolk's testimony ...
... King: in the land of my captivity do I praise him, and declare his might and majesty to a sinful nation. (13:6) Give praise to the Lord, for he is good: and praise the everlasting King, that his Tabernacle may be builded in thee again ...
... king having the three Hebrew children cast in the fiery furnace. O, how Aunt Jane used to love to read about the Hebrew children!”54 “a place to call my own” The legacy of the denial of literacy, and the African- American denial of that ...
... King James Version, Romans 8:14. Paul's declaration of the Spirit's victory over fear becomes Lee's declaration of the Spirit's victory over her fear of condemnation by the very words of him who wrote, “there is now no condemnation in ...
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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 Nincs elérhető előnézet - 2006 |
The Talking Book: African Americans and the Bible Allen Dwight Callahan Nincs elérhető előnézet - 2006 |