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Zusatztext Ben Ammi Ben Israel is not a name that is burnished on the consciousness of many peopleoutside of the relatively small world of those interested in and committed to Blackliberation. Miller’s book is therefore a timely and a bold restatement of the manand his theological, political and ethical ideas concerned with the selfactualisationand self-determination of Black people ... This excellent text is a reminder of an important voice in the Black radical tradition that should be reclaimed. Informationen zum Autor Michael T. Miller is Associate Researcher at the Polish Institute of Advanced Studies, Poland. Klappentext This text introduces Ben Ammi, the leader and theologian of the African Hebrew Israelite community, as a systematic thinker and theologian. It examines his many books and speeches in order to provide a comprehensive introduction to his thought in the context of both African American and Jewish contemporaries and precursors. Divided into three thematic sections, History, Law, and Language, the text introduces Ben Ammi's understanding of the nature of God, the responsibilities of the human, and the narrative of history. Ben Ammi was a deeply spiritual but also remarkably modern thinker who blended scientific thought into his evolving socio-theology, while seeking to remove religion from the realm of mythology. The book evaluates how Ben Ammi's theology is one bound to concepts of humility and learning how to go with the grain of the natural world in order to find humanity's true center as a part of nature. Vorwort Investigates the many books and speeches of Ben Ammi, the African Hebrew Israelite spiritual leader, providing a comprehensive introduction to his thought in the context of both African American and Jewish contemporaries and precursors. Zusammenfassung This text introduces Ben Ammi, the leader and theologian of the African Hebrew Israelite community, as a systematic thinker and theologian. It examines his many books and speeches in order to provide a comprehensive introduction to his thought in the context of both African American and Jewish contemporaries and precursors.Divided into three thematic sections, History, Law, and Language, the text introduces Ben Ammi’s understanding of the nature of God, the responsibilities of the human, and the narrative of history. Ben Ammi was a deeply spiritual but also remarkably modern thinker who blended scientific thought into his evolving socio-theology, while seeking to remove religion from the realm of mythology. The book evaluates how Ben Ammi’s theology is one bound to concepts of humility and learning how to go with the grain of the natural world in order to find humanity’s true center as a part of nature. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction1. By Means of a Beginning: History, Race, and Truth2. As in the Days of Noah: Eschatology and Apocalypticism3. Black Messiah: Ben Ammi, Yeshua, and Messianism4. Pneumatic Immanence: God, Ontology, and Law5. Divine Justice/Deserved Liberation: Suffering, Agency, and Chosenness6. The Vital Self: Body, Soul, Spirit, World7. The Power to Define: Words, Ideas, Names, and Scripture8. Revolutionary Conservatism: Social Theory, Human Life, and GenderConclusion: Gnostic and Kabbalistic ReflectionsBibliographyIndex...
