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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.
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.
The book is divided into two major sections: (1) "Reclaiming
Integration"; (2) "Reclaiming the Language of Race." Both sections
are located in the context of the "post-racial" era and analyzed by
nationally renowned scholars in various dimensions. The purpose of
this organization is to link structural efforts to encourage
voluntary integration with discursive efforts to broaden our social
understanding of race in ways that advance the project of American
democracy. It is our firm belief that we cannot achieve meaningful
advances against enduring racial inequalities without linking
structural impacts of racialization (e.g., racial inequalities in
economics, education, healthcare, etc.) to the social discourse of
race, specifically in terms of the rejection of post-racial
politics that are based on the false idea that racism and
discrimination are no longer obstacles to opportunity in the United
States.
The book is divided into two major sections: (1) "Reclaiming
Integration"; (2) "Reclaiming the Language of Race." Both sections
are located in the context of the "post-racial" era and analyzed by
nationally renowned scholars in various dimensions. The purpose of
this organization is to link structural efforts to encourage
voluntary integration with discursive efforts to broaden our social
understanding of race in ways that advance the project of American
democracy. It is our firm belief that we cannot achieve meaningful
advances against enduring racial inequalities without linking
structural impacts of racialization (e.g., racial inequalities in
economics, education, healthcare, etc.) to the social discourse of
race, specifically in terms of the rejection of post-racial
politics that are based on the false idea that racism and
discrimination are no longer obstacles to opportunity in the United
States.
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