Philosophy of religion and the African American experience : : conversations with my Christian friends / / by John H. McClendon III ; with the assistance of Brittany L. O'Neal.
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...
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| Superior document: | African American Philosophy, Volume 300 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, [Netherlands] ; : Brill :, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Rodopi,, 2017. ©2017 |
| Year of Publication: | 2017 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | African American philosophy ;
Volume 300. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (411 pages). |
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Table of Contents:
- Conversation on African Americans and Christianity
- Can a Philosopher Spoil a Good Christian? An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion and the African American Experience
- Philosophy of Religion: The Social Basis of Theology and the Secular Character of Philosophy
- Howard Thurman as Historical Investigator: On Jesus—The Man—As Jew and the Meaning of Christianity
- James Cone and The Old Testament as History Book: A Philosophical Assessment
- Biblical Scripture is a History Book: An African American Tradition
- Constructing Noah as Black: A Contemporary Myth about ‘Historical’ Origins of a Biblical Character
- William R. Jones and Philosophical Theology: Transgressing and Transforming Conventional Boundaries of Black Liberation Theology
- Divine Racism and the Matter of Internal Criticism: Theology, Theodicy, and Ideology
- Conclusion: Social Outlook and Sacred Text.