African American Humanist Principles Living and Thinking Like the Ch
As Anthony Pinn argues in his latest collection, humanism comes in many colors. When more attention is given to issues of race as connected to other forms of oppression, it is easier to see the manner in which humanism has lived and functioned within Afri
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African American Humanist Principles Living and Thinking Like the Children of Nimrod
Anthony B. Pinn
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AFRICAN AMERICAN HUMANIST PRINCIPLES
©Anthony B. Pinn 2004 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2004 978-1-4039-6624-7 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. First published in 2004 by PALGRAVE MACMILLANTM 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 and Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England RG21 6XS Companies and representatives throughout the world PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin's Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Pinn,Anthony B. African American humanist principles: living and thinking like the children of Nimrod I Anthony B. Pinn. p. cm.-(Black religion, womanist thought, social justice) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-349-73326-2 ISBN 978-1-349-73324-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-349-73324-8 1. Humanism, Religious. 2. African Americans-Religion. I. Title. II. Series. BL2760.P56 2004 211 '.8'08996073-dc22
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Contents
Acknowledgments
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Series Editors' Preface
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Preface
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Introduction
I. The Historical Development of Humanist Principles 1. The Historical Contours of African American Humanist Principles: Part One 2. The Historical Contours of African American Humanist Principles: Part Two
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II. Examples of Humanist Principles as Life Orientation 3. African American Humanist Principles as Ethical Framework: The Religious Right and Doing "Right" 4. The Christian Right and Soteriology: A Humanist Alternative
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Ill. Instances of Humanist Principles as Hermeneutic of Human Integrity 5. Humanist Principles, Musical Production, and Life Orientation 6. On Profiling: A Humanist Interpretation of the "F
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