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Down by the Riverside: Readings in African American Religion
Murphy
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Description for Down by the Riverside: Readings in African American Religion
Paperback. An expansive introduction to the development of African American religion and theology. From the time of slavery up to modern day, the text addresses a broad diversity of African American religion and traces their transition to various forms of Christianity. Editor(s): Murphy, Larry G. Series: Religion, Race, & Ethnicity. Num Pages: 450 pages, 31ill. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; GTB; HBTB; HRCC99; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 26. Weight in Grams: 295.
An introductory overview of the development of African American religion and theology
Down by the Riverside provides an expansive introduction to the development of African American religion and theology. Spanning the time of slavery up to the present, the volume moves beyond Protestant Christianity to address a broad diversity of African American religion from Conjure, Orisa, and Black Judaism to Islam, African American Catholicism, and humanism.
This accessible historical overview begins with African religious heritages and traces the transition to various forms of Christianity, as well as the maintenance of African and Islamic traditions in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
Series
Religion, Race, & Ethnicity
Number of Pages
450
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814755815
SKU
V9780814755815
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Ref
99-50
About Murphy
Larry G. Murphy is Associate Professor of History of Christianity at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary/Northwestern University. He was also Senior Researcher, Religion in Urban America Program, at the University of Illinois and an editor of The Encyclopedia of African American Religions
Reviews for Down by the Riverside: Readings in African American Religion
"It serves as a smorgasbord of the study of black spirituality."
Black Issues Book Review
"This colection brings together two generations of scholarship on many important topics in African-American religious history. . . . A useful and judiciously chosen compilation that should serve well in the classroom."
Religious Studies Review
Black Issues Book Review
"This colection brings together two generations of scholarship on many important topics in African-American religious history. . . . A useful and judiciously chosen compilation that should serve well in the classroom."
Religious Studies Review