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African American atheists and political liberation : a study of the sociocultural dynamics of faith /

A study of atheist African American writers which poses a challenge to those who see atheism in despairing and nihilistic terms. This work argues that while most white atheists mourn the loss of faith, many black atheists - believing the 'God-concept' spawns racism and oppression - conside...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lackey, Michael
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, ©2007.
Colección:History of African-American religions.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frantz Fanon and J. Saunders Redding : the psychological and political necessity of atheism
  • The humanist/atheist controversy in Richard Wright's The outsider
  • No means yes : the conversion narrative as rape scene in Nella Larsen's Quicksand
  • Langston Hughes : the sociocultural structuring of God, desire, and the law
  • Touchstone narratives: measuring the value of the God concept.