What most distinguishes 'A God of Justice?' is that it firmly ushers the study of religion in African American literature into the modern age by focusing on what most frames religious reflection in the twentieth century: the renewed focus on evil and suffering in a ghastly century and the religious doubt it has helped engender. This is the first study ... Read morethat explores modern black literature and religion, and the author handles crucial texts and authors with creativity, insight, and aplomb. - Clarence Hardy, Dartmouth University, author of James Baldwin's God: Sex, Hope, and Crisis in Black Holiness Culture ""Brilliantly conceived. 'A God of Justice?' is original and will become a model in the field of African American literary studies and beyond."" - Katherine Clay Bassard, Virginia Commonwealth University, author of Spiritual Interrogations: Culture, Gender, and Community in Early African American Women's Writing Show Less