Embodiment and the New Shape of Black Theological Thought Contributor(s): Pinn, Anthony B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0814767753 ISBN-13: 9780814767757 Publisher: New York University Press OUR PRICE: $26.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - General |
Dewey: 230.089 |
LCCN: 2009050059 |
Series: Religion, Race, and Ethnicity (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.70 lbs) 224 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Black theology tends to be a theology about no-body. Though one might assume that black and womanist theology have already given significant attention to the nature and meaning of black bodies as a theological issue, this inquiry has primarily taken the form of a focus on issues relating to liberation, treating the body in abstract terms rather than focusing on the experiencing of a material, fleshy reality. By focusing on the body as a physical entity and not just a metaphorical one, Pinn offers a new approach to theological thinking about race, gender, and sexuality. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pinn, Anthony B.: - Anthony B. Pinn is Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and Professor of Religious Studies at Rice University, where he also serves as the executive director of the Society for the Study of Black Religion. His books include Varieties of African-American Religious Experience, Why Lord?: Suffering and Evil in Black Theology, and By These Hands: A Documentary History of African-American Humanism (NYU Press, 2001). |