Philosophy of Religion and the African American Experience

Conversations with My Christian Friends

AvJohn H. McClendon III

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

Del 300 i serien African American Philosophy

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Beskrivning

Most white philosophers of religion generally presume that philosophy of religion is based on what is a false universality; whereby the white/Western experience is paradigmatic of humanity at-large. The fact remains that Howard Thurman, James H. Cone and William R. Jones, among others, have produced a substantial amount of theological work quite worthy of consideration by philosophers of religion. Yet this corpus of thought is not reflected in the scholarly literature that constitutes the main body of philosophy of religion. Neglect and ignorance of African American Studies is widespread in the academy. By including chapters on Thurman, Cone and Jones, the present book functions as a corrective to this scholarly lacuna.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-07-13
Mått:155 x 235 x 20 mm
Vikt:640 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:African American Philosophy
Antal sidor:404
Förlag:Brill
ISBN:9789004308381

Utforska kategorier

Filosofiska discipliner inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion
Filosofi inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

John H. McClendon III, Ph. D., Professor of Philosophy at Michigan State University. He is author of C. L. R. James’s Notes on Dialectics (2005) and co-author of Beyond the White Shadow (2012) a work in the philosophy of sports.

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Conversation on African Americans and Christianity1 Can a Philosopher Spoil a Good Christian? An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion and the African American Experience2 Philosophy of Religion: The Social Basis of Theology and the Secular Character of Philosophy3 Howard Thurman as Historical Investigator: On Jesus—The Man—As Jew and the Meaning of Christianity4 James Cone and the Old Testament as History Book: A Philosophical Assessment5 Biblical Scripture is a History Book: An African American Tradition6 Constructing Noah as Black: A Contemporary Myth about ‘Historical’ Origins of a Biblical Character7 William R. Jones and Philosophical Theology: Transgressing and Transforming Conventional Boundaries of Black Liberation Theology8 Divine Racism and the Matter of Internal Criticism: Theology, Theodicy, and IdeologyConclusion: Social Outlook and Sacred TextBibliographyIndex