Divine discontent [[electronic resource] ] : the religious imagination of W.E.B. Du Bois / / Jonathon S. Kahn

• Autore: Kahn Jonathon Samuel
• Pubblicazione: New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (192 p.)
• Disciplina: 303.484092
• Soggetto topico: Naturalism - Society - Religious aspects; Pragmatism; Natural theology; African Americans - Religion; Race relations - Religious aspects - Christianity; Gender & Ethnic Studies; Social Sciences; Ethnic & Race Studies
• Soggetto geografico: United States Race relations
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: Divine Discontent as Religious Faith 1: What is Pragmatic Religious Naturalism and What Does It Have to Do with Du Bois? 2: Pragmatic Religious Naturalism and the Binding of The Souls of Black Folk 3: ''Love For These People'': Racial Piety as Religious Devotion 4: Rewriting the American Jeremiad: On Pluralism, Black Nationalism, and a New America 5: ''Behold the Sign of Salvation-A Noosed Rope'': The Promise and Perils of Du Bois's Economies of Sacrifice Conclusion: Beyond Du Bois: Toward a Tradition of African American Pragmatic Religious Naturalism Notes Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Jonathon Kahn offers a fresh and controversial reading of W.E.B. Du Bois, showing how Du Bois consciously marshals religious rhetoric, concepts, typologies, narratives, virtues, and moods in order to challenge the traditional Christian worldview.
• Titolo autorizzato: Divine discontent
• ISBN: 1-283-12934-5; 9786613129345; 0-19-973660-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461237103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II