Philosophy of religion and the African American experience : conversations with my Christian friends /
by John H. McClendon III ; with the assistance of Brittany L. O'Neal.
- viii, 403 páginas ; 24 centímetros.
- African American philosophy .
Introduction: Conversation on African Americans and Christianity -- Can a philosopher spoil a good Christian? An introduction to the philosophy of religion and the African American experience -- Philosophy of religion: the social basis of theology and the secular character of philosophy -- Howard Thurman as historical investigator: on Jesus-the man-as Jew and the meaning of Christianity -- James Cone and the Old Testament as history book: a philosophical assessment -- Biblical scripture is a history book: an African American tradition -- Constructing Noah as Black: a contemporary myth about 'historical' origins of a biblical character -- William R. Jones and philosophical theology: transgressing and transforming conventional boundaries of Black liberation theology -- Divine racism and the matter of internal criticism: theology, theodicy, and ideology -- Conclusion: Social outlook and sacred text.
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African American Christians. Cristianos afroamericanos.