Down, Up, and Over
Download or Read eBook Down, Up, and Over PDF written by Dwight N. Hopkins and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Dwight N. Hopkins |
Publisher | : Fortress Press |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : |
ISBN-10 | : 1451407351 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781451407358 |
Rating | : 4/5 (51 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Down, Up, and Over by : Dwight N. Hopkins
Book excerpt: "First reconstructs the culutral matrix of African American religion, a total way of life formed by Protestantism, American culture, and the institution of slavery (1619-1865). Whites from Europe and Blacks from Africa arrived with specific, differing views of God, faith, and humanity. Hopkins recreates their worldviews and shows how white theology sought to remake African Americans into naturally inferior beings divinely ordained into subservience. The counter voice of enslaved blacks is the birth of the Spirit of liberation." -- Back cover.