Black Visions of the Holy Land - African American Christian Engagement With Israel and Palestine

This book examines African American Christian involvement in Israel and Palestine to show how competing visions of "the Black Church" are changing through transnational political engagement.

Sommario

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Standing with Israel: African American Christian Zionism
2. Journeys to Justice: African American Christian Palestinian Solidarity
3. “My Pastor Is Where? He’s in Israel?!”: Black Pastors as Brokers and Mobilizers
4. Walking in the Footsteps of a Whitewashed Jesus?
5. The Field of Black Religious Politics
Conclusion
Appendix. A Note on Methods and Cases
Notes
References
Index

Info autore

Roger Baumann is an assistant professor of sociology and director of peace and justice studies at Hope College.

Riassunto

Since at least the high point of the civil rights movement, African American Christianity has been widely recognized as a potent force for social change. Most attention to the political significance of Black churches, however, focuses on domestic protest and electoral politics. Yet some Black churches take a deep interest in the global issue of Israel and Palestine. Why would African American Christians get involved—and even take sides—in Palestine and Israel, and what does that reveal about the political significance of “the Black Church” today?

This book examines African American Christian involvement in Israel and Palestine to show how competing visions of “the Black Church” are changing through transnational political engagement. Considering cases ranging from African American Christian Zionists to Palestinian solidarity activists, Roger Baumann traces how Black religious politics transcend domestic arenas and enter global spaces. These cases, he argues, illuminate how the meaning of the ostensibly singular and unifying category of “the Black Church”—spanning its history, identity, culture, and mission—is deeply contested at every turn. Black Visions of the Holy Land offers new insights into how Black churches understand their political role and social significance; the ways race, religion, and politics both converge and diverge; and why the meaning of overlapping racial and religious identities shifts when moving from national to global contexts.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Roger Baumann
• Editore: Columbia University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 02.04.2024
• EAN: 9780231198455
• ISBN: 978-0-231-19845-5
• Pagine: 328
• Serie: Columbia Series on Religion and Politics
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Etnologia > Etnologia; Israel, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, Political activism, Palestine, Sociology & anthropology, Sociology and anthropology, Religious groups: social & cultural aspects, Relating to Christian people and groups, Black & Asian Studies, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Political activism / Political engagement, Relating to African American / Black American people, social science; religion