| Race, Religion, and the Continuing American Dilemma Revised Edition Contributor(s): Lincoln, C. Eric (Author) |
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ISBN: 0809016230 ISBN-13: 9780809016235 Publisher: Hill & Wang OUR PRICE: $25.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1999 Annotation: Since the early days of the republic, Americans' exuberant, unchastened idealism, committed to the notion of a perfect society in the New World, has dashed with the reality of ugly American behavior: racist and other social inequities have been rife in American society, and religious groups have all too often accommodated themselves to these injustices. In 1986, the great scholar C. Eric Lincoln reevaluated what Gunnar Myrdal had called the American dilemma, and studied particularly the influence of the black church. In this revised edition of his authoritative work, Lincoln reevaluates his own argument, taking into account the weakening of welfare and affirmative action, and argues that the black church must serve today as a vital moral authority to lead us into the twenty-first century. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Minority Studies - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Social Science | Discrimination & Race Relations |
| Dewey: 305.800 |
| LCCN: 98033377 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 5.82" W x 8.34" (0.95 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: A classic work on religion and the racial problems of modern america -now brought up to date. Since the early days of the Republic, Americans' exuberant, unchastened idealism, their commitment to the notion of a perfect society in the New World, has clashed with the reality of ugly American society, and religious groups have all too often accommodated themselves to these injustices. In Race, Religion, and the Continuing American Dilemma, C. Eric Lincoln reevaluates what Gunnar Myrdal called "the American dilemma" and studies particularly the influence of the black church. This revised edition takes into account the weakening of welfare and affirmative action, and argues that the black church must serve today as a vital moral authority to lead us in to the twenty-first century.. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lincoln, C. Eric: - C. Eric Lincoln (1924-2000), the William Rand Kenan, Jr., Professor of Religion and Culture Emeritus at Duke University, wrote many books, including The Black Muslims in America and The Negro Pilgrimage in America, as well as fiction and poetry. He lived in Durham, North Carolina. |