| Can I Get a Witness Contributor(s): Blount, Brian K. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0664228690 ISBN-13: 9780664228699 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $28.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2005 Annotation: In this accessible and provocative study, Blount draws correspondences between Revelation's context and the suffering of the African American church Applying the African American social, political, and religious experience as an interpretive cipher for the book's complicated imagery, he contends that Revelation is essentially a story of suffering and struggle amidst oppressive assimilation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - Prophecy - Religion | Biblical Studies - New Testament - General - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies |
| Dewey: 228.06 |
| LCCN: 2004054949 |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 6.26" W x 8.5" (0.50 lbs) 168 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Mainline - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this accessible and provocative study, Brian Blount reads the book of Revelation through the lens of African American culture, drawing correspondences between Revelation's context and the long-standing suffering of African Americans. Applying the African American social, political, and religious experience as an interpretive cipher for the book's complicated imagery, he contends that Revelation is essentially a story of suffering and struggle amid oppressive assimilation. He examines the language of martyr and the image of the lamb, and shows that the thread of resistance to oppressive power that runs through John's hymns resonates with a parallel theme in the music of African America. |
Contributor Bio(s): Blount, Brian K.: - Brian K. Blount is President and Professor of New Testament at Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Secondary Education in Richmond, Virginia. He is the coauthor of "Preaching Mark in Two Voices" and "Making Room at the Table" and the author of "Can I Get a Witness?", all available from WJK.Blount, Brian K.: - Brian K. Blount is President and Professor of New Testament at Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Secondary Education in Richmond, Virginia. He is the coauthor of Preaching Mark in Two Voices and Making Room at the Table and the author of Can I Get a Witness?, all available from WJK. |
