Bible witness in Black churches /
What is the proper place of the Bible in Black Churches? Baker-Fletcher explores the Bible as a uniquely authoritative text within the context of Black church worship and service to the world. He analyzes the Bible's central role in three forms of witness: translation, proclamation, and empower...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2009.
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Edición: | 1st ed. |
Colección: | Black religion, womanist thought, social justice.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | What is the proper place of the Bible in Black Churches? Baker-Fletcher explores the Bible as a uniquely authoritative text within the context of Black church worship and service to the world. He analyzes the Bible's central role in three forms of witness: translation, proclamation, and empowerment. Trusting that the Bible is authentically "God's Word" that uses human language, Baker-Fletcher affirms the uniqueness of the Bible in the church's multiple tasks of preaching, teaching, and prophetic ministries. Finally, finding proverbial wisdom in rap music, the book concludes with a case study of the book of Romans |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 191 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780230623835 0230623832 1282674250 9781282674257 9781349380657 1349380652 |