The imposing preacher : Samuel DeWitt Proctor and black public faith / Adam L. Bond

Author: Bond, Adam
Published: Minneapolis : Fortress Press, [2013]
Copyright Date: ©2013
Physical Description: xi, 247 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

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Contents

Racism and the post-segregation witness of Black public faith -- On the making of a public theologian : Proctor's cultural roots -- On the making of a public faith : Proctor's intellectual roots -- Everybody is God's somebody : a defense of Black humanity -- Preparing public theologians : Black preachers and racial uplift -- Creating a genuine community : a Black Christian vision of transforming American public space.

Summary

Samuel DeWitt Proctor's voice is essential to understanding the black social gospel. Proctor brought a black middle class understanding of America to his preaching and had a notion of faith that presented an alternative reality to the pervasive racism in the United States and sought to honor the inherent dignity of all humanity.

Subject(s)

Proctor, Samuel D.
African Americans—Religion
African American Baptists—Clergy—Biography
Baptists—United States—Clergy—Biography

ISBN

9780800699727 (print)
0800699726 (print)
9781451452242 (eBook)
1451452241 (eBook)

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-234) and indexes.

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