James Baldwin’s Understanding of God [electronic resource] : Overwhelming Desire and Joy /
Young, J.author.
This book focuses on Baldwin's experiences as a gifted black writer who fought valiantly against racism and wrote openly about homosexual relationships. Baldwin's God is a 'mysteriously impersonal' force he calls love- 'something . . . like a fire, like the wind, something which can change you.'.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Credo; 3 Born in a Christian Culture; 4 "In Search of a Majority"; 5 Scarred by the Rock; 6 Opening the Unusual Door; 7 Coming out the Wilderness; 8 Weighing Your Gods and You; 9 Declining to "Imitate the Son of the Morning"; 10 That Train's Long Gone; 11 The Black Issue of the Holy Ghost; 12 Ain't Nothing but Us up the Road; 13 A Miracle of Coherence and Release; 14 Postscript; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book focuses on Baldwin's experiences as a gifted black writer who fought valiantly against racism and wrote openly about homosexual relationships. Baldwin's God is a 'mysteriously impersonal' force he calls love- 'something . . . like a fire, like the wind, something which can change you.'.
Baldwin, James, 1924-1987
Gender identity—Religious aspects.
Religion and sociology.
Religion—History.
Ethnicity.
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Religion and Gender.
Religion and Society.
History of Religion.
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Ethnicity Studies.
Gender Studies.