The End of God-Talk - An African American Humanist Theology

In this groundbreaking study, Anthony B. Pinn challenges the long held assumption that African American theology is solely theist, arguing that this assumption has excluded a rapidly growing segment of the African American population - non-theists. Rejecting the assumption of theism as the African American orientation, Pinn poses a crucial question: What is a non-theistic theology?

About the author

Anthony Pinn is Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and Professor of Religious Studies at Rice University, as well as Director of Research for the Institute for Humanist Studies Think Tank. His areas of research include African American religious thought, religion and popular culture, constructive theologies, and African American religious aesthetics. He is the author or editor of more than two dozen books, including What Is African American Religion?, Embodiment and the New Shape of Black Theological Thought, and Understanding & Transforming the Black Church.

Summary

In this groundbreaking study, Anthony B. Pinn challenges the long held assumption that African American theology is solely theist, arguing that this assumption has excluded a rapidly growing segment of the African American population - non-theists. Rejecting the assumption of theism as the African American orientation, Pinn poses a crucial question: What is a non-theistic theology?

Additional text

The End of God-Talk is a major contribution to theological discourse by a leading interpreter of African American religion.

Product details

• Authors: Anthony B. Pinn, Pinn Anthony B.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.01.2012
• EAN: 9780195340822
• ISBN: 978-0-19-534082-2
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Ethnic Studies, HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), RELIGION / History, comparative religion, RELIGION / Comparative Religion, History of Religion, History of the Americas, Black & Asian Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General