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The Creation Of The Devil And The End Of The White Man’S Rule: The Theological Influence Of The Nation Of Islam On Early Black Theology, Marjorie Corbman Ph.D.
The Creation Of The Devil And The End Of The White Man’S Rule: The Theological Influence Of The Nation Of Islam On Early Black Theology, Marjorie Corbman Ph.D.
Faculty Works: TRS (2010-2022)
This article examines the emergence of the Black Theology movement in the late 1960s and early 1970s in the context of the religiously diverse milieu of Black political movements during the same period. In particular, the theology of the Nation of Islam was widely understood by contemporary commentators as a major source of the confrontational rhetoric and tactics of the Black Power movement. Drawing upon the writings of the radical Black nationalist minister Albert B. Cleage, Jr., this article examines the importance of what Cleage termed the Nation of Islam’s “Black cultural mythology” in providing the possibility of a break …
404 Error: The Digital Literacy Page Cannot Be Found, Katherine G. Schmidt Ph.D.
404 Error: The Digital Literacy Page Cannot Be Found, Katherine G. Schmidt Ph.D.
Faculty Works: TRS (2010-2022)
In March/April 2020 most churches around the world have been forced to close their doors due to the need for social distancing and local lock-downs in order to fight off the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The result was traditional churches had to make an unplanned and swift transition towards technologically-driven forms of gathering. Many church leaders felt out of their comfort zone, while experimenting with doing church online. At the same time, scholars and theologians began studying this new trends in how churches perform worship online. “The Distanced Church” brings together religious leaders and scholar in conversation in this …