Something Within
Download or Read eBook Something Within PDF written by Fredrick C. Harris and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1999-08-26 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Fredrick C. Harris |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 1999-08-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780198028215 |
ISBN-13 | : 0198028210 |
Rating | : 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Something Within by : Fredrick C. Harris
Book excerpt: One of the first book-length studies in decades solely devoted to religion and African-American political activism, Something Within explores how Afro-Christianity encourages political activism among African-Americans. Combining ethnography, history, contextual analysis, and survey research, this book illustrates the participatory effects of Afro-Christianity by examining its institutional, psychological, and cultural influences. Moving beyond the current debates on the subject, Fredrick C. Harris advances a new theory of religion as a political resource for a "civic culture in opposition."