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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... colored people , ” recalled former slave Virginia Harris . “ It was a Baptist church and the pastor's name was Austin Butler . He was a man with learning .... At Sunday school the pastor tried to learn us our A , B , C. He done that ...
... colored man in our country,” was advocating armed resistance to slavery.1 Doug- lass, then an abolitionist in the mold of William Lloyd Garrison and so a pacifist, led the reasoned opposition in favor of “moral suasion.” The convention ...
... colored people, at the South,” Frederick Douglass wrote, “who are under the delusion that God requires them to submit to slavery and to wear chains with meekness and humility.”4 Bitter experience had taught Douglass and other slaves and ...
... colored folks.” Cain, “a bad Negro, always shoot- ing and cutting and gambling,” kills his brother “in a dispute over the best watermelon patch.” The Lord interrogates Cain about Abel's absence, to which Cain, “a sassy Negro,” responds ...
... colored folk . He'd tell them how they must obey their master and mistress and not steal any chickens . He wouldn't say much more than that . No real preaching . ” " 26 The grandmother of theologian and Christian mystic Howard Thur- man ...
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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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