An original and provocative approach to a genuinely neglected aspect of 20th-century African American literature, this well-written, accessible book turns the tables on conventional accounts of African American religious beliefs.... Essential. - Selected as a Choice Outstanding Academic Title ""Takes issue with both religious and humanists who hold these views. While he maintains that most white atheists mourn the death ... Read moreof God, he argues that most African-American atheists find in it a source of liberation and optimism for a bright political future."" - Free Inquiry Show Less