African American Atheists and Political Liberation: A Study of the Sociocultural Dynamics of Faith (History of African-American Religions)
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (603 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0813033187 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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This study of atheist African American writers poses a substantive challenge to those who see atheism in despairing and nihilistic terms. Examining how a belief in God and His "chosen people" necessitates a politics of superiority and inferiority, Lackey implicitly considers the degree to which religious faith is responsible for justifying oppression, even acts of physical and psychological violence.In their secular vision of social and political justice, black atheists argue that only when the culture adopts and internalizes a truly atheist politics--one based on pluralism, tolerance, and freedom--will radical democracy be achieved. Of primary interest to scholars of African American studies, this volume also will appeal to religious scholars, philosophers, anthropologists, freethinkers, and religious and secular humanists. A recipient of the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship, Michael Lackey is an associate professor at the University of Minnesota, Morris.. Focusing on a little-discussed aspect of African American literature, this full-length analysis of African American atheists' treatment of God fills a huge gap in studies that consistently ignore their contributions. Lackey argues that while most white atheists mourn the loss of faith, many black atheists--believing the "God-concept
. He is the author of "The Modernist God State: A Literary Study of the Nazis' Christian Reich" (2012), and "African American Atheists and Political Liberation: A Study of the Socio-Cultural Dynamics of Faith", which won the Choice Award for Outstanding Academic Title in 2008. He is also the editor of "The Haverford Discussions: A Black Integrationist Manifesto for Racial Justice "(2013). Michael Lackey
"Persuasively isolates and describes a philosophical tradition of 'black liberation atheism' that emerges, gaining coherence and momentum, in the twentieth century. Nelson . Lackey's description and analysis of black liberationist atheism will startle scholars into reconsidering the religious politics of familiar authors and intellectual figures like Richard Wright, Nella Larsen, and Langston Hughes." -- Dana D
Randal D. Locke said Something really special. Michael Lackeys little book (150 pages) is one of the most fascinating and wonderful books I have read on atheism and the God concept, with the special feature that it is written from the viewpoint and minds of African Americans. I learned more and was moved by this little known (and still expensive) book than by any of the recent popular atheist tracts written by Dawkins, Harris, Hitchens, et al. I also found the book impact. "Black Racial Atheism" according to tward8Black Racial Atheism There are two schools of thought (i.e. paradigms, e.t.c.) surrounding Black Atheism:1). In the early part of the 19th century black Atheist Afrocentric scholars (i.e. Dr. Yosef B. Jochannan, John G. Jackson, Dr. Bobby E. Wright, Joel A. Rogers, e.t.c.) traced Black Atheism (i.e. primitive skepticism, non-theistic spirituality, e.t.c.) through the allegorical metaphors of the ancient Egyptians in their wisdom literature (i.e. . . There are two schools of thought (i.e. paradigms, e.t.c.) surrounding Black Atheism:1). In the early part of the 19th century black Atheist Afrocentric scholars (i.e. Dr. Yosef B. Jochannan, John G. Jackson, Dr. Bobby E. Wright, Joel A. Rogers, e.t.c.) traced Black Atheism (i.e. primitive skepticism, non-theistic spirituality, e.t.c.) through the allegorical metaphors of the ancient Egyptians in their wisdom literature (i.e.