The Talking Book: African Americans and the BibleYale University Press, 2008 M10 1 - 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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... king is a former shepherd boy moonlighting as a musician who becomes by turns a mercenary , a murderer , and a Peeping Tom . His dynasty is a disaster , and the nation over which his troubled descendants rule is eventually overrun by a ...
... king Pharaoh , they were taken from him by the power of God , and were carried away by Moses . God had blessed him with an angel to go with him , but that I could see nothing of that kind in these days . ” According to Woolfolk's ...
... King : in the land of my captivity do I praise him , and declare his might and majesty to a sinful nation . ( 13 : 6 ) Give praise to the Lord , for he is good : and praise the everlast- ing King , that his Tabernacle may be builded in ...
... king having the three Hebrew children cast in the fiery furnace . O , how Aunt Jane used to love to read about the Hebrew children ! " 54 " A PLACE TO CALL MY OWN " The legacy of the denial of literacy , and the African - American ...
... King James Version , Romans 8:14 . Paul's declaration of the Spirit's victory over fear becomes Lee's declaration of the Spirit's victory over her fear of condemnation by the very words of him who wrote , “ there is now no condemnation ...
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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 Sin vista previa disponible - 2006 |
The Talking Book: African Americans and the Bible Allen Dwight Callahan Sin vista previa disponible - 2006 |