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African American Philosophies of Religion: |
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Baker-Fletcher analyzes
the ways in which African Americans have responded to the physical
and psychological violence of racism by constructing various
religious consciousness. Borrowing two terms from renowned historian
of religion, Charles Long, he utilizes "opacity" and
"oppugnancy" to reveal how African American religion
has helped Blacks to develop various views of: the Holy, Self,
Other-in-Relation, and Community. Thursday, 7:30 p.m. February 28,
2002 in EESAT
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The lecture is free and open to the public. For special accommodation, contact us |
| Baker-Fletcher is a specialist in African American religion and a Martin Luther King, Jr. expert. He is the author of Somebodyness: Themes of Dignity in the Writings of Martin Luther King, Jr. (1991), Xodus: An African American Male Journey (1995), My Sister, My Brother: Womanist and Xodus God-Talk (1997), and Dirty Hands: Christian Ethics in a World of Moral Ambiguity (2000). |
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