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Anthony Pinn's engrossing survey highlights the rich diversity of black religious life in America, revealing manifestations of an ever-changing black religious quest in four non-Christian indigenous movements. Based on extensive interviews, travel, and research---embellished with ample photos, bibliographies, and case studies---Pinn provides an insider look at Voodoo, Orisha devotion, Santeria, the Nation of Islam, and Black Humanism in the U.S. Focusing less on institutional and doctrinal history and more on the varied popular religious practices and sites, his volume highlights the influence of Caribbean religions in the U.S., practices of divination and healing, the surge of black Muslim religion, the emergence of black humanism, religious influences on the ethical practices of black women, and the import of previously overlooked religious settings (e.g. church women's clubs, local politics, Pentecostal religion, private religious practices). The emergent picture, more subtle, varied, and vibrant than traditional black Christian denominational history, marks a new era in African American religious studies.
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Anthony B. Pinn is Assistant Professor of Religion at Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota. He earned his Ph.D. at Harvard Divinity School and is author of Why Lord? Suffering and Evil in Black Theology (1995).
Anthony Pinn's engrossing survey highlights the rich diversity of black religious life in America, revealing manifestations of an ever-changing black religious quest in four non-Christian indigenous movements. Based on extensive interviews, travel, and research---embellished with ample photos, bibliographies, and case studies---Pinn provides an insider look at Voodoo, Orisha devotion, Santeria, the Nation of Islam, and Black Humanism in the U.S. Focusing less on institutional and doctrinal history and more on the varied popular religious practices and sites, his volume highlights the influence of Caribbean religions in the U.S., practices of divination and healing, the surge of black Muslim religion, the emergence of black humanism, religious influences on the ethical practices of black women, and the import of previously overlooked religious settings (e.g. church women's clubs, local politics, Pentecostal religion, private religious practices). The emergent picture, more subtle, varied, and vibrant than traditional black Christian denominational history, marks a new era in African American religious studies.
About the Author
Anthony B. Pinn is Assistant Professor of Religion at Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota. He earned his Ph.D. at Harvard Divinity School and is author of Why Lord? Suffering and Evil in Black Theology (1995).
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- African American Humanist Principles: Living and Thinking Like the Children of Nimrod (Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice) by Anthony B. Pinn on 4 pages
- After Empire: The Art and Ethos of Enduring Peace by Sharon D. Welch in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Rise And Demise of Black Theology by Alistair Kee in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Peoples Temple and Black Religion in America by Rebecca Moore on page 26, and Back Matter
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