Malcolm and the Cross : : The Nation of Islam, Malcolm X, and Christianity / / Louis A. Decaro Jr.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Decaro Jr., Louis A.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [1998]; ©1998
• Year of Publication: 1998
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

Despite his association with the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X had an intimate relation with Christianity and Christians, which influenced his personal life and spirituality as well as his career. Lou Decaro's Malcolm and the Cross thoroughly explores the relation between Malcolm, the Nation of Islam, and Christianity. After revealing the religious roots of the Nation of Islam in relation to Christianity, DeCaro examines Malcolm's development and contributions as an activist, journalist, orator, and revolutionist against the backdrop of his familial religious heritage. In the process, DeCaro achieves nothing less than a radical rethinking of the way we understand Malcolm X, depicting him as a religious revolutionist whose analysis of Christianity is indispensable--particularly in an era when cultic Islam, Christianity, and traditional Islam continue to represent key factors in any discussion about racism in the United States.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. The Nation of Islam and Christianity -- Part I. Fires Which Burnt Brightly: The Nation of Islam in a Christian World -- 1. A Rumor from the East -- 2. Reincarnating the Savior -- 3. The Advent of Elijah -- 4. Among the Living and the Dead -- Part II. X and the Cross: Malcolm, the Nation of Islam, and Christianity -- 5. Faith of Our Fathers— and Our Mothers -- 6. “If a Man Die, Shall He Live Again?” -- 7. Jesus ReduX -- 8. This Bitter Earth -- 9. “We’re Living at the End of the World” -- 10. A Double Portion of Fire -- 11. Malcolm,Martin, and Billy -- 12. “Haunted by the Souls of Black Millions” -- Epilogue. Interview with a Christian Minister -- Author’s Postscript -- Appendix A. An Open Letter to Elijah Muhammad from Malcolm X, June 23,1964 -- Appendix B. A Partial Transcript of a Sermon by Malcolm X at Elder Solomon Lightfoot Michaux’s New York Church of God, June 16,1961 -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author