The Talking Book: African Americans and the BibleYale University Press, 01/10/2008 - 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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... the grace of Providence alone . The highest aspiration of African slave John Jea was to read the Bible for himself in English and Dutch , the languages of eighteenth - century Dutch New York . Jea realized 14 THE TALKING BOOK.
African Americans and the Bible Allen Dwight Callahan. of eighteenth - century Dutch New York . Jea realized his aspiration , as he would later recount in his memoirs , with supernatural help . Thus my eyes were opened at the end of six ...
... YORk CITY IN 1849, Frederick Douglass and the Presby- terian minister Henry Highland Garnet engaged in public debate over a campaign to solicit funds to provide Bibles for slaves in the South. Their confrontation was a rematch of sorts ...
... York. As escaped slaves, the Gar- nets were in constant danger of being captured and reenslaved under the Fugitive Slave Law: young Henry carried a knife to defend himself from slave catchers as he walked through the streets of New York ...
... 5 It was on the basis of biblical claims that the erstwhile master of John Jea, a slave in eighteenth-century Dutch New York manumitted following his public confession of the Christian faith , sought to the poison book 23.
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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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