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UNINA9910809291203321 |
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Autore |
Douglas Kelly Brown |
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Titolo |
Black bodies and the Black church : a blues slant / / by Kelly Brown Douglas |
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New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2012 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2012.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (227 p.) |
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Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice |
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Disciplina |
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270.08996073 |
277.30089/96073 |
277.3008996073 |
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African American churches |
Black theology |
African Americans - Religion |
Black people - Religion |
Discrimination - Religious aspects - Christianity |
Christianity |
Cultural and Media Studies, general |
Sociology of Religion |
History of Religion |
Gender Studies |
Performing Arts |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: Black body/Black church: a blues slant -- Crazy blues -- Somebody's angel child -- The Devil's gonna get you -- "Hear me talkn' to ya" -- Down at the crossroads -- A crossroads God -- Black and blues church -- Blues coda: back to the crossroads. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Blues is absolutely vital to Black theological reflection and to the Black church's existence. In Black Bodies and the Black Church , author Kelly Douglas Brown develops a blues crossroad theology, which allows the Black church to remain true to itself and relevant in Black lives. |
"There is a problem in the black church. It is a problem with black |
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