Bible Witness in Black Churches

Baker-Fletcher explores the Bible as a uniquely authoritative text within the context of Black church worship and service to the world, as well as analysing the Bible's central role in three forms of witness: translation, proclamation, and empowerment.

List of contents

Introduction Standing on the Shoulders of Those Gone Before The Word Translated Witness Proclaimed Witness Empowered Witness Proverbs: Mother Wit and da Streetz Vision

About the author

GARTH KASIMU BAKER-FLETCHER is Associate Professor of Religion at Texas College, in Tyler Texas, USA.

Summary

Baker-Fletcher explores the Bible as a uniquely authoritative text within the context of Black church worship and service to the world, as well as analysing the Bible's central role in three forms of witness: translation, proclamation, and empowerment.

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"This groundbreaking work by Garth Kasimu Baker-Fletcher is timely and needed. As many are revisiting both the sources and methods of Black Theology, this book brings a needed reminder that engagement with the biblical text as having a primary authority is absolutely necessary if a theology is to speak authentically from and for the Black Christian tradition. I would recommend this book for classes in Black Theology and others that seek to explore theology and the Black Church." - Stephen G. Ray Jr., Neal and Ila Fisher Professor of Theology and Professor of Systematic Theology, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

Report

"This groundbreaking work by Garth Kasimu Baker-Fletcher is timely and needed. As many are revisiting both the sources and methods of Black Theology, this book brings a needed reminder that engagement with the biblical text as having a primary authority is absolutely necessary if a theology is to speak authentically from and for the Black Christian tradition. I would recommend this book for classes in Black Theology and others that seek to explore theology and the Black Church." - Stephen G. Ray Jr., Neal and Ila Fisher Professor of Theology and Professor of Systematic Theology, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

Product details

• Authors: G Baker-Fletcher, G. Baker-Fletcher
• Publisher: Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2016
• EAN: 9781349380657
• ISBN: 978-1-349-38065-7
• No. of pages: 191
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 454 g
• Illustrations: X, 191 p.
• Series: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice; Black Religion/Womanist Though; Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice; Black Religion / Womanist Thought / Social Justice
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; B, Sociology of Religion, Bibles, Christianity, Sociology & anthropology, Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Religion and sociology, Bible—Theology, Biblical Studies, black church;empowerment;service