African Americans and the Bible: Sacred Text and Social Textures by
A unique study of how the Bible "constructs" African Americans and how African Americans "construct" the bible.
The Bible and African Americans: A History in Six Readings (Online) by
Outlines six African American readings that correspond to different historical periods. He details the various responses to these historical situations and how they helped shape a collective self-understanding. Demonstrates how the Bible empowered African Americans with agency and social power.
Bible Witness in Black Churches by
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.
The Genesis of Liberation: Biblical Interpretation in the Antebellum Narratives of the Enslaved by
Explores how the Bible became a source of liberation for enslaved African Americans by analyzing its function in pre-Civil War freedom narratives.
Martin Luther King and the Rhetoric of Freedom: The Exodus Narrative in America's Struggle for Civil Rights by
Shows how Martin Luther King, Jr. used the biblical story of Exodus to motivate African Americans in their struggle for freedom from racial oppression. Through an examination of King's major speeches, Selby illuminates the ways in which King drew from the Exodus narrative to offer his listeners a structure that explained their present circumstances, urged united action, and provided the conviction that they would succeed.
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