{"product_id":"the-burden-of-black-religion-paperback","title":"The Burden of Black Religion - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCurtis J. Evans\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReligion has always been a focal element in the long and tortured history of American ideas about race. In \u003cem\u003eThe Burden of Black Religion\u003c\/em\u003e, Curtis Evans traces ideas about African American religion from the antebellum period to the middle of the twentieth century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCentral to the story, he argues, was the deep-rooted notion that blacks were somehow \"naturally\" religious. At first, this assumed natural impulse toward religion served as a signal trait of black people's humanity -- potentially their unique contribution to American culture. Abolitionists seized on this point, linking black religion to the black capacity for freedom. Soon, however, these first halting steps toward a multiracial democracy were reversed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Americans began to value reason, rationality, and science over religious piety, the idea of an innate black religiosity was used to justify preserving the inequalities of the status quo. Later, social scientists -- both black and white -- sought to reverse the damage caused by these racist ideas and in the process proved that blacks were in fact fully capable of incorporation into white American culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis important work reveals how interpretations of black religion played a crucial role in shaping broader views of African Americans and had real consequences in their lives. In the process, Evans offers an intellectual and cultural history of race in a crucial period of American history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCurtis J. Evans\u003c\/strong\u003e is Assistant Professor of the History of Christianity, University of Chicago Divinity School.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 392\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.21 x 6.29 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 17, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45256403091558,"sku":"9780195329315","price":79.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/WUtPMXhVSzl5ck95YzRMYmJsUDNyQT09.webp?v=1773719437","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-burden-of-black-religion-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}