Black Man's Religion

Can Christianity Be Afrocentric?

By Glenn Usry and Craig S. Keener

(paperback)

Product Details

Line: IVP Academic
Length: 249 pages
Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches
Binding: paperback
Published: March 1996

ISBN-10: 0-8308-1983-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-1983-6
IVP Order Code: 1983

Related Subjects

African American Interest

Some say Christianity is white man's religion. . . .

And it is true that there is a long and ugly history of abuse of African-Americans at the hands of Anglo Christians. Afrocentric interpretations of history often point to slavery, lynchings and the like as proof that Christianity is inherently antiblack.

But Craig Keener and Glen Usry contend that Christianity can be Afrocentric. In this massively researched book, they show that racism is not unique to Christianity. More important, they show how "world history is also our history and the Bible is also our book."

Black Man's Religion is one of the first of its kind, a pro-Christian reading of religion and history from a black perspective. Fascinating and compelling, it is must reading for all concerned for African-American culture and issues of faith.

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