Forgotten Prophet Bishop Henrypb

This book is a study of the prophetic rhetoric of African Methodist Episcopal Church bishop Henry McNeal Turner. By locating Turner within the African American prophetic tradition, Johnson examines how Bishop Turner adopted a prophetic persona and became a leading social activist of the late nineteenth century.

Table des matières

Chapter 1. "Let By-Gones be By-Gones": Emancipation and Turner's Celebratory Prophecy
Chapter 2. "Hurling Thunderbolts" and "Fighting the Devil with Fire": Turner's Prophetic Disputation
Chapter 3. "To Seek Other Quarters": Turner's Mission-Oriented Prophecy
Chapter 4. "No Future for the Negro": Turner's Pessimistic Prophecy
Conclusion

A propos de l'auteur

Andre E. Johnson is the Dr. James L. Netters professor of Rhetoric & Religion and African American Studies at Memphis Theological Seminary.

Résumé

This book is a study of the prophetic rhetoric of African Methodist Episcopal Church bishop Henry McNeal Turner. By locating Turner within the African American prophetic tradition, Johnson examines how Bishop Turner adopted a prophetic persona and became a leading social activist of the late nineteenth century.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Andre E. Johnson, Johnson Andre E.
• Edition: Rowman and Littlefield
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 01.08.2014
• EAN: 9780739197677
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-9767-7
• Catégories: Littérature > Littérature (récits) > Correspondance, journaux intimes; Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Religion, théologie > Christianisme; USA, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / General, Ethnic Studies, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Sermons / Christian, Christianity, Biography: religious & spiritual, United States of America, USA, Biography: religious and spiritual, Black & Asian Studies, Christian ministry & pastoral activity, Religious ministry and clergy, Sermons, Christian sermons, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural & Regional