Swing Low, volume 1: A History of Black Christianity in the United States (Swing Low Set, Band 1) - Hardcover

Strickland, Walter Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1514009366 ISBN 13: 9781514009369

Verlag: IVP Academic, 2024

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Finalist

A Groundbreaking Portrait of African American Christianity

The history of African American Christianity is one of the determined faith of a people driven to pursue spiritual and social uplift for themselves and others to God's glory. Yet stories of faithful Black Christians have often been forgotten or minimized. The dynamic witness of the Black church in the United States is an essential part of Christian history that must be heard and dependably retold.

In this groundbreaking two-volume work, Walter R. Strickland II does just that through a theological-intellectual history highlighting the ways theology has formed and motivatedBlack Christianity across the centuries. Through his original research he has identified five theological anchors grounding African Americans in Christian orthodoxy:

• Big God
• Jesus
• Conversion and walking in the Spirit
• The Good Book
• Deliverance

In volume 1, a narrative history, Strickland tells the story of these themes from the 1600s to the present. He explores the crucial ecclesiastical, social, and theological developments, including the rise of Black evangelicalism as well as broader contributions to politics and culture.

Swing Low offers a defining rubric under which to observe, understand, and learn from the diverse and living entity that is African American Christianity. Volume 2, a companion anthology, covers the breadth of these historical developments by presenting primary-source documents so we can listen to Black Christianity in its own words.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Walter R. Strickland II (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is associate professor of systematic and contextual theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has coauthored or contributed to several books, including For God So Loved theWorld: A Blueprint for Kingdom Diversity. He is a host of the White Horse Inn podcast and founder of Cultural Engagement and Aptree Learning.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: IVP Academic
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2024
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1514009366
• ISBN 13: 9781514009369
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 272
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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