The New Abolition W. E. B. Du Bois and the Black Social Gospel Gary Dorrien
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- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication date:
- 13 Oct 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780300205602
- Imprint:
- Yale University Press
- Dimensions:
- 672 pages: 235 x 156 x 41mm
- Illustrations:
- 12 b-w illus.
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In this groundbreaking work, Gary Dorrien describes the early history of the black social gospel from its nineteenth-century founding to its close association in the twentieth century with W. E. B. Du Bois. He offers a new perspective on modern Christianity and the civil rights era by delineating the tradition of social justice theology and activism that led to Martin Luther King Jr.
Winner of the 2017 Grawemeyer Award in Religion given by the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
"A magisterial treatment of a neglected stream of American religious history presented by one of this generation’s premier interpreters of modern religious thought performing at the top of his game."—William Stacy Johnson, Princeton Theological Seminary
"This is classic Dorrien—beautifully written, cogent, and moving. Ever the careful historian, ethicist, and astute cultural critic, Dorrien has penned another must read book for general readers and scholars alike."—Emilie M. Townes, Vanderbilt Divinity School
"Gracefully written and carefully researched, Dorrien's The New Abolition is an impressive recovery of W. E. B. Du Bois's relationship to the black social gospel. Anyone seeking to understand the historic contours of race, religion, and social activism in thetwentieth century absolutely must read this book."—Juan M. Floyd-Thomas, Vanderbilt University
"Gary Dorrien’s impressively researched and riveting account of W. E. B. Du Bois and the black social gospel is the most comprehensive treatment of an extremely crucial, yet woefully overlooked dimension of black political history and the role of black churches and religious thinkers within it. It changes our understanding of the religious and political history of African Americans and challenges churches and political institutions of today to reclaim the mantle and of the prophetic, at times even radical, mission of the black social gospel."—Obery M. Hendricks, Jr., Columbia University
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