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African American Religious Life and the Story of Nimrod
. Ed(S): Pinn, A.; Callahan, Allen Dwight
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Paperback. The biblical text and its key figures have played a prominent role in the development of religious discourse on pressing socio-political issues. Slavery and continued discrimination were given theological sanction through the Old Testament story of Ham, but what of his descendent Nimrod the hunter? Editor(s): Pinn, A.; Callahan, Allen Dwight. Series: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; HRAX; HRCG; JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
The biblical text and its key figures have played a prominent role in the development of religious discourse on pressing socio-political issues. Slavery and continued discrimination were given theological sanction through the Old Testament story of Ham, but what of his descendent Nimrod the hunter?
The biblical text and its key figures have played a prominent role in the development of religious discourse on pressing socio-political issues. Slavery and continued discrimination were given theological sanction through the Old Testament story of Ham, but what of his descendent Nimrod the hunter?
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
283
Condition
New
Series
Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice
Number of Pages
271
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349530502
SKU
V9781349530502
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About . Ed(S): Pinn, A.; Callahan, Allen Dwight
ANTHONY B PINN is Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and Professor of Religious Studies at Rice University, USA. His publications include African American Humanist Principles: Living and Thinking Like the Children of Nimrod and (co-editor) Loving the Body: Black Religious Studies and the Erotic, both published by Palgrave Macmillan. ALLEN DWIGHT CALLAHAN is Professor of New Testament at ... Read more
Reviews for African American Religious Life and the Story of Nimrod
Praise for African American Religious Life and the Story of Nimrod 'This is an intriguing book from beginning to end. I learned a great deal from it both in terms of Biblical exegesis of the relevant texts, their historical usage for racist purposes, and their various contemporary uses by African Americans in their pursuit for enhanced dignity ... Read more