TY  - BOOK
AU  - Warnock,Raphael G.
TI  - The divided mind of the Black church: theology, piety, and public witness 
T2  - Religion, race, and ethnicity
SN  - 9781479864102
AV  - BR563.N4 W37 2014eb
U1  - 277.3/08308996073 23
PY  - 2014///]
CY  - New York
PB  - New York University Press
KW  - African American churches
KW  - Black theology
KW  - Églises noires américaines
KW  - Théologie noire
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Christianity
KW  - History
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - General
KW  - fast
KW  - Kirche
KW  - gnd
KW  - Mission
KW  - Schwarze Theologie
KW  - Schwarze
KW  - USA
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-249) and index; The gospel of liberation : Black Christian resistance prior to Black theology -- The gospel's meaning and the Black church's mission -- Black theologians on the mission of the Black church -- Black pastors on the mission of the Black church -- Womanist theologians on the mission of the Black church
N2  - What is the true nature and mission of the church? Is its proper Christian purpose to save souls, or to transform the social order? This question is especially fraught when the church is one built by an enslaved people and formed, from its beginning, at the center of an oppressed community's fight for personhood and freedom. Such is the central tension in the identity and mission of the Black church in the United States. For decades the Black church and Black theology have held each other at arm's length. Black theology has emphasized the role of Christian faith in addressing racism and other forms of oppression, arguing that Jesus urged his disciples to seek the freedom of all peoples. Meanwhile, the Black church, even when focused on social concerns, has often emphasized personal piety rather than social protest. With the rising influence of white evangelicalism, biblical fundamentalism, and the prosperity gospel, the divide has become even more pronounced. The author traces the historical significance of the rise and development of Black theology as an important conversation partner for the Black church
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