Overview :How does hip hop relate to religion, what does it tell us about the human desire for meaning? What do the visual arts tell us about our ques... Read More
Overview :While humanist sensibilities have played a formative role in the advancement of our species, critical attention to humanism as a field of st... Read More
Overview :Confessions, communions, sermons, and community service--Father Ford did it all. Although he never fully understood what led him to the prie... Read More
Overview :Given the unique history of African Americans and their diverse religious traditions -- seen in black Christianity, the Nation of Islam, Voo... Read More
Overview :Description: Whether from established authors or by writers new to fiction, the short stories in this volume explore life as change, using E... Read More
Overview :"By challenging some of the most cherished theological beliefs to emerge within black Christian communities, Pinn encourages us to extend th... Read More
Overview :Description: What is the nature and purpose of the Black Church? What is the relationship of the scholar of religion to the Black Church? Wh... Read More
Overview :Anthony Pinn's engrossing survey highlights the rich diversity of black religious life in America, revealing manifestations of an ever-chang... Read More
Overview :This book offers a creative and unique approach to the history of African American religion. Tracing what it has meant to be African America... Read More
Overview :Who are the "Nones"? What does humanism say about race, religion and popular culture? How do race, religion and popular culture inform and a... Read More
Overview :The latter half of the twentieth century saw the development of liberationist and progressive theologies whose aim is both to understand lif... Read More
Overview :The intersection of religion and music offers opportunity for a profound exploration of meaning-making. Musical lyrics create a rich narrati... Read More
Overview :Description: What is the nature and purpose of the Black Church? What is the relationship of the scholar of religion to the Black Church? Wh... Read More
Overview :Rap music is often seen as a Black secular response to pressing issues of our time. Yet, like spirituals, the blues, and gospel music, rap h... Read More
Overview :In Deathlife, Anthony B. Pinn analyzes hip hop to explore how Blackness serves as a framework for defining and guiding the relationship betw... Read More
Overview :Is there really a monolithic "black church"? Distilling the arguments of Pinn's important and provocative work in Terror and Triumph, this b... Read More
Overview :"Many assume a connection between historical black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and religion. Yet, the nature and meaning of this relat... Read More
Overview :Pinn describes themes in the history of the Black Church as well as the major beliefs and forms of worship that define this tradition. He th... Read More