The Talking Book: African Americans and the BibleYale University Press, 2008 M10 1 - 295 pages A striking narrative of the Bible’s central role in African-American history from the early days of slavery to the present The Talking Book casts the Bible as the central character in a vivid portrait of black America, tracing the origins of African-American culture from slavery’s secluded forest prayer meetings to the bright lights and bold style of today’s hip-hop artists. The Bible has profoundly influenced African Americans throughout history. From a variety of perspectives this wide-ranging book is the first to explore the Bible’s role in the triumph of the black experience. Using the Bible as a foundation, African Americans shared religious beliefs, created their own music, and shaped the ultimate key to their freedom—literacy. Allen Callahan highlights the intersection of biblical images with African-American music, politics, religion, art, and literature. The author tells a moving story of a biblically informed African-American culture, identifying four major biblical images—Exile, Exodus, Ethiopia, and Emmanuel. He brings these themes to life in a unique African-American history that grows from the harsh experience of slavery into a rich culture that endures as one of the most important forces of twenty-first-century America. |
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... book of the Bible, the book of Revelation, the high and the mighty are incinerated in the fires of divine judgment, and God sets up the victims of injustice as rulers over a new heaven and a new earth. From Genesis to Revelation, from ...
... book upside down , mumbled over and over again , “ In meh father's house are ... book , and half said , half chanted , “ I thank de Lord , he took meh feet ... revelation could be summarized by this paradox : the Bible was a closed book ...
... revelation “ for such ignorant creatures as we . ” In 1787 Hammond , then seventy years old , put the matter this way : “ If there was no Bible , it would not matter whether you could read or not . ” 59 In his recollection of the droves ...
... book of Genesis — suggests the inspiration of Craft's hope. The retribution ... book their oppressors held to be sacred. Justice became a tenet of faith that ... Revelation, the singers of the Negro spirituals had to meet the requirements ...
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Contents
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5 Exodus | 83 |
6 Ethiopia | 138 |
7 Emmanuel | 185 |
Postscript | 240 |
Notes | 247 |
Subject Index | 275 |
Scripture Index | 284 |