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An Uncommon Faith - A Pragmatic Approach to the Study of African American Religion (Paperback)
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An Uncommon Faith - A Pragmatic Approach to the Study of African American Religion (Paperback)
Series: George H. Shriver Lecture Series in Religion in American History Ser.
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With An Uncommon Faith Eddie S. Glaude Jr. makes explicit his
pragmatic approach to the study of African American religion. He
insists that scholars take seriously what he calls black religious
attitudes, that is, enduring and deep-seated dispositions tied to a
transformative ideal that compel individuals to be otherwise?no
matter the risk. This claim emerges as Glaude puts forward a rather
idiosyncratic view of what the phrase "African American religion"
offers within the context of a critically pragmatic approach to
writing African American religious history. Ultimately, An Uncommon
Faith reveals how pragmatism has shaped Glaude's scholarship over
the years, as well as his interpretation of black life in the
United States. In the end, his analysis turns our attention to
those "black souls" who engage in the arduous task of self-creation
in a world that clings to the idea that white people matter more
than others. It is a task, he argues, that requires an uncommon
faith and deserves the close attention of scholars of African
American religion.
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