The Bible and African Americans
A History in Six Readings
$32.99
- Paperback
74 pages
- Release Date
22 May 2023
Summary
African Americans’ unique encounter with the Bible has shaped centuries of spirituality and the social engagement of a whole continent. In The Bible and African Americans, highly respected biblical scholar Vincent Wimbush outlines different ways African Americans read the Bible.
The Bible offered a language-world–a place that held the stories where they could retreat and imagine themselves as something different than they were–through which African Americans have negotiated t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781506488486 |
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| ISBN-10: | 150648848X |
| Author: | Vincent L. Wimbush |
| Publisher: | Augsburg Fortress Publishers |
| Imprint: | Fortress Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 74 |
| Release Date: | 22 May 2023 |
| Weight: | 318g |
| Dimensions: | 178mm x 108mm |
About The Author
Vincent L. Wimbush
Vincent L. Wimbush is a transdisciplinary scholar of scriptures, former president of the Society for Biblical Literature, and the founding director of The Institute for Signifying Scriptures. He is the author or editor of more than twelve books, including Black Flesh Matters: Essays on Runagate Interpretation (2022), White Men’s Magic: Scripturalization as Slavery (2012), MisReading America: Scriptures and Difference (2013), and Theorizing Scriptures: New Critical Orientations to a Cultural Phenomenon (2008).
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