The Tragic Vision of African American Religion

Many have used the term 'tragic' to refer to African American religious and cultural experience. After a studied meditation on and articulation of the 'tragic vision,' Johnson argues that African American Christian Consciousness is an expression of the tr

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The Tragic Vision of African American Religion

THE TRAGIC VISION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN RELIGION

Copyright © Matthew V. Johnson, 2010. All rights reserved.

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