Black bodies and the Black church [electronic resource] : a blues slant /
Douglas, Kelly Brown.author.
Blues is absolutely vital to Black theological reflection and to the Black church's existence. In Black Bodies and the Black Church , author Kelly Douglas Brown develops a blues crossroad theology, which allows the Black church to remain true to itself and relevant in Black lives.
"There is a problem in the black church. It is a problem with black bodies and a blues problem. This book addresses these problems head-on. It proclaims that as long as the black church cannot be a home for certain bodies, such as LGBT bodies, then it has forsaken its very black faith identity. The black church must find a way back to itself. Kelly Brown Douglas argues that the way back is through the blues."--Publisher's website.
Introduction: Black body/Black church: a blues slant -- Crazy blues -- Somebody's angel child -- The Devil's gonna get you -- "Hear me talkn' to ya" -- Down at the crossroads -- A crossroads God -- Black and blues church -- Blues coda: back to the crossroads.
Includes index.
Blues is absolutely vital to Black theological reflection and to the Black church's existence. In Black Bodies and the Black Church , author Kelly Douglas Brown develops a blues crossroad theology, which allows the Black church to remain true to itself and relevant in Black lives.
"There is a problem in the black church. It is a problem with black bodies and a blues problem. This book addresses these problems head-on. It proclaims that as long as the black church cannot be a home for certain bodies, such as LGBT bodies, then it has forsaken its very black faith identity. The black church must find a way back to itself. Kelly Brown Douglas argues that the way back is through the blues."--Publisher's website.
African American churches
Black theology
African Americans
Blacks
Discrimination
Christianity.
Cultural and Media Studies, general.
Sociology of Religion.
History of Religion.
Gender Studies.
Performing Arts.