Making the "Talking Book" Speak Antiracially
African descendant people's reverence for the Bible is a marvel. James Gronniosaw (A Narrative of the Most Remarkable Particulars in the Life of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, an African Prince, as Related by Himself [1772]) stated that when hearing his master read the Bible,"I saw the b...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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SCM Press
2022
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| In: |
Concilium
Year: 2022, Issue: 3, Pages: 27-34 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible
/ Exegesis
/ Racism
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| IxTheo Classification: | FD Contextual theology HA Bible |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible
B Concord |
| Summary: | African descendant people's reverence for the Bible is a marvel. James Gronniosaw (A Narrative of the Most Remarkable Particulars in the Life of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, an African Prince, as Related by Himself [1772]) stated that when hearing his master read the Bible,"I saw the book talk to my master" and had great hopes that "it would do so with me." But he was sorely disappointed: "I found it would not speak ... [because] every body and every thing despised me because I was black." The "Talking Book" could not speak to him affirmatively because biblical interpretation of his day had already made the "Talking Book" speak racially. Once embraced, however, the goal of Africana engagement with the Bible has been to make it speak antiracially - that is, in support of human unity, equality and dignity. |
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| ISSN: | 0010-5236 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Concilium
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