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The Divided Mind of the Black Church : Theology, Piety, and Public Witness /

What is the true nature and mission of the church? Is its proper Christian purpose to save souls, or to transform the social order? This question is especially fraught when the church is one built by an enslaved people and formed, from its beginning, at the center of an oppressed community's fi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Warnock, Raphael G. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : New York University Press, [2013]
Colección:Religion, Race, and Ethnicity ; 9
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 1. The Gospel of Liberation
  • 2. The Gospel's Meaning and the Black Church's Mission
  • 3. Black Theologians on the Mission of the Black Church
  • 4. Black Pastors on the Mission of the Black Church
  • 5. Womanist Theologians on the Mission of the Black Church
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author