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Faith of Our Fathers: An Examination of the Spiritual Life of African and African-American People

By Mumia Abu-Jamal

Book information

Publisher
Africa World Pr
Year
2003
ISBN
1592210198, 9781592210190
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
2 MB (1596747 bytes)
Pages
180\196
DPI
600
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2015-05-22 21:17:57
black history spirituality

Description

From the founding legends of Abyssinia’s royal house to the hidden "hush harbors" of black captives in the America’s southland, Mumia Abu-Jamal presents a moving portrayal of black faith over the span of 500 years. In this book, his first work of history, the acclaimed essayist pens a probing panorama of the spiritual life of African people, who, dispensed from their motherland, molded a love of freedom into religious practice and resistance to racist tyranny. "Mumia Abu-Jamal’s Faith of Our Fathers captures black religion’s ambiguity and complexity. Well-researched and lucidly written, his insights rest on sound scholarly judgment...this book is a creative engagement by one who knows existentially what it means to search for freedom in chains." --From the Preface by James H. Cone, Briggs Distinguished Professor, Union Theological Seminary

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