The Imposing Preacher : Samuel DeWitt Proctor and Black Public Faith /

Samuel DeWitt Proctor's voice is essential to understanding the black social gospel. Proctor brought a black middle class understanding of America to his preaching and had a notion of faith that presented an alternative reality to the pervasive racism in the United States and sought to honor th...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bond, Adam (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2013
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Proctor, Samuel D.
Baptists > United States > Clergy > Biography.
African American Baptists > Clergy > Biography.
African Americans > Religion.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Racism and the post-segregation witness of Black public faith
  • On the making of a public theologian : Proctor's cultural roots
  • On the making of a public faith : Proctor's intellectual roots
  • Everybody is God's somebody : a defense of Black humanity
  • Preparing public theologians : Black preachers and racial uplift
  • Creating a genuine community : a Black Christian vision of transforming American public space.

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