Albert Cleage Jr. and the Black Madonna and Child

In this collection, black religious scholars and pastors whose expertise range from theology, ethics, and the psychology of religion, to preaching, religious aesthetics, and religious education, discuss the legacy of Albert B. Cleage Jr. and the idea of t

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ALBERT CLEAGE JR. AND THE BLACK MADONNA AND CHILD EDITED BY

JAWANZA ERIC CLARK

Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice

Series Editors Dwight N. Hopkins University of Chicago Divinity School Chicago, Illinois, USA Linda E. Thomas Lutheran School of Theology Chicago Chicago, Illinois, USA

Aim of the Series The Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice Series produces works engaging any dimension of black religion or womanist thought as they pertain to social justice. Womanist thought is a new approach in the study of African American women’s perspectives. The series includes a variety of African American religious expressions; traditions such as Protestant and Catholic Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Humanism, African diasporic practices, religion and gender, religion and black gays/lesbians, ecological justice issues, African American religiosity and its relation to African religions, new black religious movements or religious dimensions in African American “secular” experiences.

More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/ series/14792

Jawanza Eric Clark Editor

Albert Cleage Jr. and the Black Madonna and Child

Editor Jawanza Eric Clark Manhattan College Riverdale, New York, USA

Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice ISBN 978-1-137-54688-3 ISBN 978-1-137-54689-0 DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-54689-0

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I am truly indebted to the many people who have provided inspiration and encouragement toward the completion of this book. They are too many to name. I am thankful to all the contributors who took grea