Passion of the Lord
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Book Overview
The unique history and experience of African Americans have left them with strong views on the role of suffering - both Jesus' and their own - in the story of redemption. This volume explores the biblical, historical, and theological roots of African American views. Each contributor has approached the topic also from his or her own scholarly discipline and location within the larger black church. Issues include black embodiment and the reality of suffering, the forsakenness of Christ and African American experience, the passion as reflected in black hymnody and biblical reading, and Jesus' suffering as seen in slave religion and since then. Features: Highlights the distinctive way in which many African American Christians have understood the passion of Jesus Offers historical, theological, and pastoral assessments of this legacy Brief, nonscholarly format lends accessibility for a broad, church-based readership
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0800637305
ISBN13:9780800637309
Release Date:February 2005
Publisher:Augsburg Fortress Publishing
Length:190 Pages
Weight:0.45 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 4.3" x 7.2"
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Passionate Book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
This is a wonderful collection of essays of African American responses to Mel Gibson's _The Passion of the Christ_. Essayists, including JoAnne Terrell and Demetrius Williams, demonstrate how black women and men can make sense of the connections between the violence committed against Christ and that historically against African Americans. What you find here is more than a critique of Gibson's film. The essays are calls for hope and inspiration. They see Jesus' life as important as his death and detail the various ways that African Americans overcome violence to have lives of faith. This book should be read by anyone interested in race and religion in the United States.
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