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The imposing preacher Samuel DeWitt Proctor and Black public faith

Title
The imposing preacher [electronic resource] : Samuel DeWitt Proctor and Black public faith / Adam L. Bond.
Author
Bond, Adam.
Publication
Minneapolis : Fortress Press, [2013]

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Description
1 online resource (xi, 247 pages) : portraits.
Summary
Samuel DeWitt Proctor's voice is essential to understanding the black social gospel. Proctor brought a black middle class understanding of America to his preaching and had a notion of faith that presented an alternative reality to the pervasive racism in the United States and sought to honor the inherent dignity of all humanity.
Uniform Title
Imposing preacher (Online)
Alternative Title
Imposing preacher (Online)
Subject
  • Proctor, Samuel D
  • African Americans > Religion
  • African American Baptists > Clergy > Biography
  • Baptists > United States > Clergy > Biography
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-234) and indexes.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Racism and the post-segregation witness of Black public faith -- On the making of a public theologian : Proctor's cultural roots -- On the making of a public faith : Proctor's intellectual roots -- Everybody is God's somebody : a defense of Black humanity -- Preparing public theologians : Black preachers and racial uplift -- Creating a genuine community : a Black Christian vision for transforming American public space.
LCCN
2013454992
OCLC
ssj0000971529
Author
Bond, Adam.
Title
The imposing preacher [electronic resource] : Samuel DeWitt Proctor and Black public faith / Adam L. Bond.
Imprint
Minneapolis : Fortress Press, [2013]
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-234) and indexes.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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