Black Missionary in an Age of Enslavement The Life and Times of George Liele

This fascinating and brilliantly researched biography explores the life, impact, and legacy of the enslaved American Baptist George Liele (1750–1825), the first African American ordained to the Christian ministry who influenced Black theology and the church’s understanding of missions.

Info autore

Noel Leo Erskine is a Professor of Theology and Ethics at Candler School of Theology and the Graduate Division of Religion at Emory University. A native of Jamaica, he has been a visiting professor in ten schools in six countries. Erskine has written six books and edited five, among which include Decolonizing Theology (1998), King Among the Theologians (1994) From Garvey to Marley: Rastafari Theology, (2005), Black Theology and Pedagogy (2008), Plantation Church: How African American Religion was Born in Caribbean Slavery (2014) and Black Theology: Thinking about Our Faith (2023).

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Noel Leo Erskine, Erskine Noel Leo
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 06.08.2024
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Altre religioni; Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari
• EAN: 9781538180068
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-8006-8
• Numero di pagine: 216
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 18 a 80 anni
• Categorie: Gospel, bible, Ethnic Studies, Biography: general, American History, Sierra Leone, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Missions, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Evangelism, RELIGION / Christianity / Baptist, Christian mission & evangelism, American Revolution, Liberation, Jesus Christ, Religious mission and Religious Conversion, Black & Asian Studies, Slavery, Old Testament, New Testament, preaching, Relating to African American / Black American people, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / African American & Black, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural & Regional, Baptist Churches, christian mission, Anabaptist, Ethiopian, Black religion, Kingston Jamaica, David George, Willieam Carey, First African Baptist Church, Henry Sharp, Jamaican House of Assembly, John Rippon, Ann Judson, Moses Baker, Native Baptist, Rev Matthew Moore, Savannah South Carolina