The Talking Book: African Americans and the BibleYale University Press, 1 okt 2008 - 295 pagina's 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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... oracle of the Bible. Its words adorn the United Nations building: “And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any ...
... oracle of the book of Daniel. The slaves furtively read Daniel 11:13–15, “For the King of the North shall come and cast up a mound and take the most fenced cit- ies, and the arms of the South shall not withstand.” Thomas L. Johnson, a ...
... oracle is torah , the name traditionally ascribed to the Bible of the ancient Israelites . Jeremiah's oracle promises that God will write a new Bible in the human heart . That eternal word , that divine law , was justice . The crimson ...
... oracle affirming at the same time the glorious past and the glorious future of people of African descent . And the ubiquitous image of Jesus has been the biblical mirror in which African Americans have seen both their history of ...
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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 Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2006 |