Race, Religion, and Politics - Toward Human Rights in the United States

Informationen zum Autor Stephanie Y. Mitchem is professor of religious studies and women and gender studies at the University of South Carolina, where she also teaches African American studies . She is the author of several books, including Introducing Womanist Theology and African American Folk Healing. Klappentext This book examines race, religion, and politics in the United States, illuminating their intersections and what they reveal about power and privilege. Drawing on both historic and recent examples, Stephanie Mitchem discusses human rights throughout and concludes with a chapter looking toward possibilities for increased rights and justice for all. Zusammenfassung This book examines race! religion! and politics in the United States! illuminating their intersections and what they reveal about power and privilege. Drawing on both historic and recent examples! Stephanie Mitchem discusses human rights throughout and concludes with a chapter looking toward possibilities for increased rights and justice for all. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Human Rights and Religions in the United States 2 Driven by the Original Identity Politics 3 Broken Treaties, Resistance, and Decolonization 4 Black Identities and the Weight of History 5 Hispanics? "We Know Who We Are" 6 Asian Americans at the Race-Politics-Religion Intersection 7 Muslims, The Newest/Old Others 8 Race, Politics, and Religion: Toward Human Rights at theIntersection 9 Conclusion: Toward Human Rights from Below in the UnitedStates Appendix A: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Appendix B: Commentary and Excerpts of Related United NationsDocuments and Concepts Selected Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: Stephanie Y Mitchem, Stephanie Y. Mitchem
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2018
• EAN: 9781538107959
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-0795-9
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Religion in the Modern World; Religion in the Modern World
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; USA, Ethnic Studies, Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, RELIGION / Institutions & Organizations, Social & cultural history, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, Human rights, civil rights, Religious groups: social & cultural aspects, Religious institutions and organizations, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Religious institutions & organizations, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, intersectionality;justice;power;privilege