The Forgotten Prophet - Bishop Henry Mcneal Turner African American Prophetic Tradition

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.

Sommario

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

Info autore

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

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Andre E. Johnson, Johnson Andre E.
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 15.09.2012
• EAN: 9780739167144
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-6714-4
• Pagine: 140
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Biografie, autobiografie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Cristianesimo; 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