First pure, then peaceable : Frederick Douglass, Darkness and the epistle of James

First pure, then peaceable : Frederick Douglass, Darkness and the epistle of James / Margaret P. Aymer.

In 2001, Continuum published the extensive collected papers from African Americans and the Bible, an interdisciplinary conference held at Union Theological Seminary, NYC. In the collection''s introduction, Vincent L. Wimbush issued a challenge to take seriously those who ""read d...

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Main Author: Aymer, Margaret P.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [London] : Bloomsbury Publishing : T & T Clark, ©2008.
Series:Library of New Testament studies ; 379.
T & T Clark library of biblical studies.
Subjects:
Douglass, Frederick, > 1818-1895.
Douglass, Frederick, > 1818-1895
Bible. > James > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > James > Black interpretations.
Bible. > James
Light and darkness in the Bible.
Slavery > Biblical teaching.
Slavery > United States > History.
African Americans > Religion.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > New Testament.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > Paul's Letters.
African Americans > Religion
Black interpretations of sacred works
Light and darkness in the Bible
Slavery
Slavery > Biblical teaching
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
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Summary:In 2001, Continuum published the extensive collected papers from African Americans and the Bible, an interdisciplinary conference held at Union Theological Seminary, NYC. In the collection''s introduction, Vincent L. Wimbush issued a challenge to take seriously those who ""read darkness, "" and to consider what it is they are doing when they read the Bible as ""scripture."" Wimbush''s focus on ""darkness readers, "" both within and outside of the African diaspora, breaks open the discourse around the nature, meaning, and importance of the Bible. By following the lead of ""darkness readers, "" th.
Physical Description:1 online resource (163 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 134-142) and indexes.
ISBN:9780567002396
056700239X
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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