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Autore |
Baker-Fletcher Garth <1955-> |
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Titolo |
Bible witness in Black churches / / Garth Kasimu Baker-Fletcher |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York, NY, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-67425-0 |
9786612674259 |
0-230-62383-2 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (202 p.) |
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Collana |
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Black religion, womanist thought, social justice |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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African Americans - Religion |
Black theology |
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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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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: Having church : black folks doing church -- Standing on the shoulders of those gone before -- The Word -- Translated witness -- Proclaimed witness -- Empowered witness -- Proverbs: mother wit and da streetz -- Vision. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Baker-Fletcher explores the Bible as a uniquely authoritative text within the context of Black church worship and service to the world, as well as analysing the Bible's central role in three forms of witness: translation, proclamation, and empowerment. |
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