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What Has the Black Church to do with Public Life?
Anthony B. Pinn
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Description for What Has the Black Church to do with Public Life?
Hardcover. This book argues against the common assumption that religious organizations, like black churches, should be involved in the public arena. Num Pages: 69 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRCS; HRCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
The role in public life of religious organizations such as black churches has been a contested and heated topic, with their advocates calling for them to have a major place in public discourse and their critiques demanding their silence in public if not their total destruction. This book offers a creative and compelling way to think about this dilemma. Unlike some, it does not deny the effort on the part of such organizations to be involved in public discourse and public policy; instead, it argues this interest is insufficient. Drawing attention to the basic elements of organizations such as black ... Read more
The role in public life of religious organizations such as black churches has been a contested and heated topic, with their advocates calling for them to have a major place in public discourse and their critiques demanding their silence in public if not their total destruction. This book offers a creative and compelling way to think about this dilemma. Unlike some, it does not deny the effort on the part of such organizations to be involved in public discourse and public policy; instead, it argues this interest is insufficient. Drawing attention to the basic elements of organizations such as black ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Number of pages
82
Condition
New
Number of Pages
69
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137380500
SKU
V9781137380500
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99-15
About Anthony B. Pinn
Anthony B. Pinn is the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and Professor of Religious Studies in the Religious Studies Department at Rice University, USA.
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