African American Religions, 1500–2000: Colonialism, Democracy, and Freedom By Sylvester A. Johnson
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A serious read English The subtitle to Sylvester A Johnson s African American Religions 1500 2000 is key to understanding the aim of the book It isn t a generic overview of the history of African American religion but a precise examination of how African American religion intersects with American ideas around colonialism democracy and freedom The reader will encounter figures events movements etc. African american religions 1500–2000q q� that you expect whether that be the Transatlantic slave trade American slavery the American Civil War the Civil Rights Movement or major characters in those stories ranging from Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth to Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X But the directions Johnson goes with those stories and the stories he tells that may be less familiar are what make this book an essential addition to your religious studies or American studies library. African american religions 1500 2000 kindle books Johnson s history introduced me to pasts with which I had little familiarity ranging from people like Dona Beatriz and her role within Kongolese Christianity to the rise and role of corporations to the subversive interpretation of the Bible modeled by Olaudah Equiano and on and on and one I found myself encountering a history of which I knew little Concepts like Black Settler Colonialism in relation to places like Sierra Leone and Liberia or Marcus Garvey s Garveyism as a philosophy of Black identity and a strategy for engaging White supremacy may be ignored in most American and American religious history textbooks but upon reflection appear to be essential elements to those histories If you want an excellently written book with dynamic content that will give you a broader understanding of the worlds that shaped our own then this book is a can t miss read English
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This book provides a narrative historical postcolonial account of African American religions It examines the intersection of Black religion and colonialism over several centuries to explain the relationship between empire and democratic freedom Rather than treating freedom and its others colonialism slavery and racism as opposites Sylvester A Johnson interprets multiple periods of Black religious history to discern how Atlantic empires particularly that of the United States simultaneously enabled the emergence of particular forms of religious experience and freedom movements as well as disturbing patterns of violent domination Johnson explains theories of matter and spirit that shaped early indigenous religious movements in Africa Black political religion responding to the American racial state the creation of Liberia and FBI repression of Black religious movements in the twentieth century By combining historical methods with theoretical analysis Johnson explains the seeming contradictions that have shaped Black religions in the modern era African American Religions 1500 2000 Colonialism Democracy and Freedom.