The Bible and African Americans: A Brief History (Facets)

By Vincent L. Wimbush

Book Overview

The unique encounter of African Americans with the Bible has shaped centuries of spirituality and social engagement of a whole continent. Highly respected biblical scholar Vincent Wimbush here outlines the five phases of African American reading and shows how the Bible offered a language-world through which Africans Americans have negotiated the strange land into which they were thrust.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800635744
• ISBN13: 9780800635749
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Fortress Pr
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 0.3" x 4.0"