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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... them that are your masters . . . as unto Christ . ' Then he would go on to show how it was God's will that we were slaves and how , if we were good and happy slaves , God would bless us. I promised my Maker that if THE POISON BOOK 33.
... Christ how can the mas- ter and the slave be said to fulfil the command Live in love let brotherly Love contuner [continue] and abound Beare ye one anothers Bordens How can the master be said to Bear my Bor- den when he Bears me down ...
... Christ . " 32 African Americans concurred with the plain - sense Quaker reading . Olaudah Equiano , recalling the kidnapping of his sister and himself from West Africa , pleaded : “ O , ye nominal Christians ! might not an African ask ...
... Christ be not raised , your faith is vain ; ye are yet in your sins . Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished . If in this life only we have hope in Christ , we are of all men most miserable ” ( 15 : 17–19 ) . Lee ...
... Christ from the dead ? " When outraged white men insisted that Maria Stewart should not be speaking in public and cited Paul as sanctioning the silence of women , Stewart , as had Jarena Lee a half century earlier , cited the example of ...
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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 Pré-visualização indisponível - 2006 |
The Talking Book: African Americans and the Bible Allen Dwight Callahan Pré-visualização indisponível - 2006 |