Moment - Barack Obama, Jeremiah Wright, Firestorm At Trinity United Church of

Informationen zum Autor author of "The Moment: Brack Obama, Jeremiah Wright and the Firestorm and Trinity United Church of Christ" (2013) (with Shelby Grant) and Editor of "Intersectionality and Urban Education" (2014) (with Elisabeth Zwier) Klappentext In 2008 a media firestorm erupted when snippets of Reverend Jeremiah Wright Jr.'s sermons were picked up by media outlets around the world. At that time presidential candidate Barack Obama was a member of Wright's church, Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. Wright's words were frequently used to question the patriotism of Obama. The scrutiny over Obama and Wright's relationship made Trinity UCC a flashpoint in the 2008 campaign.The Moment tells the inside story of Trinity UCC during this time of turmoil. Carl and Shelby Grant describe "the Moment" as it unfolded, from Wright's first appearances in the media to Obama's resignation from Trinity Church. They also provide helpful background information, including general history of the black church, African American immigration to Chicago, and black politics in the Windy City. In this context, the voices of Trinity UCC members come alive to show the impact of "the Moment" within and beyond the presidential election, illustrating the thorny intersections of religion, race, politics, and the media in the United States. Zusammenfassung The Moment tells the inside story of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, when Reverend Jeremiah Wright’s sermons became a flash point in Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign. The book brings to life thorny intersections of religion, race, politics, and the media in the U.S. Inhaltsverzeichnis Authors' Note Introduction Prologue 1: Back to The Moment 2: Race, Migration, and Politics in the Windy City 3: The African American church in Chicago 4: Trinity United Church of Christ 5: The Unheard Voices of Trinity Church Speak Epilogue Appendix: Interview Questions Notes ...

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• Authors: Carl Grant, Carl A. Grant, Carl A. Grant Grant, Carl Grant Grant, Carl/ Grant Grant, Shelby J. Grant, Grant Carl A., Grant Shelby J.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.10.2012
• EAN: 9781442219977
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-1997-7
• No. of pages: 196
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; USA, HISTORY / United States / 21st Century, RELIGION / Christianity / Presbyterian, RELIGION / Christianity / Calvinist, 21st Century, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Calvinist, Reformed & Presbyterian Churches, Calvinist, Reformed and Presbyterian Churches, African American Reilgion;Religion in America