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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
List of contents
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 the
Intersection
9 Conclusion: Toward Human Rights from Below in the United
States
Appendix A: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Appendix B: Commentary and Excerpts of Related United Nations
Documents and Concepts
Selected Bibliography
About the author
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.
