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| Publisher | Palgrave MacMillan |
| ISBN 13 | 9780230618893 |
| ISBN 10 | 230618898 |
| Book Description | Many have used the term 'tragic' to refer to African American religious and cultural experience. After a studied meditation on and articulation of the 'tragic vision,' Johnson argues that African American Christian Consciousness is an expression of the tragic and a tragic expression of the Christian Faith. |
| Editorial Review | €œMatthew V. Johnson is one of the most profound and prophetic voices of his generation. His book is a serious and substantive probing into the tragic character and content of African American religion €“ a creative transvaluation of the Christianity given to Black people. Don€™t miss this powerful work!€--Cornel West, Princeton University €œW.E.B. DuBois told us some time ago that the Atlantic slave trade €˜was a tragedy that beggared the Greeks.€™ Matthew V. Johnson presents for the first time a systematic interpretation of the nature and meaning of the tragic vision expressed through the presence of African people in the United States. He opens the meaning of tragedy to its expression in performance, rhetoric, and to the discourses of philosophy and theology. This is unique among the many studies of African American religion.€--Charles H. Long, author of Significations: Signs, Symbols, and Images in the Interpretation of Religion |
| About the Author | Matthew V. Johnson, Sr., is a graduate of Morehouse College and earned his Masters and Ph.D. degrees in Philosophical Theology from the University of Chicago. He has done post-graduate studies in Psychoanalysis and is currently a member in training at the Institute of Contemporary Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis. In the ministry for thirty years, Dr. Johnson is the Pastor of Church of the Good Shepherd-Baptist and serves as the National Executive Director of Every Church A Peace Church. Dr. Johnson lives, writes, teaches, and practices ministry in the Greater Atlanta area. |
| Language | English |
| Author | Matthew V. Johnson |
| Edition Number | 2010 |
| Publication Date | 6/21/2010 |
| Number of Pages | 189 |
The Tragic Vision Of African American Religion Hardcover English by Matthew V. Johnson - 6/21/2010
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