Uncommon Faith: A Pragmatic Approach to the Study of African American Religion

(Part of the George H. Shriver Lecture Series in Religion in American History Series)

by Eddie Glaude and Eddie S. Glaude Jr.

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With An Uncommon Faith Eddie S. Glaude Jr. makes explicit his pragmatic approach to the study of African American religion. He insists that scholars take seriously what he calls black religious attitudes, that is, enduring and deep-seated dispositions tied to a transformative ideal that compel individuals to be otherwise--no matter the risk. This claim emerges as Glaude puts forward a rather idiosyncratic view of what the phrase "African American...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0820354171

ISBN13:9780820354170

Release Date:November 2018

Publisher:University of Georgia Press

Length:90 Pages

Weight:0.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"

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History Religion Religion & Spirituality Social Science Social Sciences

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Uncommon Faith: A Pragmatic Approach to the Study of African American Religion

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