The Origins of Black Humanism in America [electronic resource] : Reverend Ethelred Brown and the Unitarian Church /
Floyd-Thomas, J.author.
By examining the minister who helped inspire the founding of the Harlem Unitarian Church Reverend Ethelred Brown, Floyd-Thomas offers a provocative examination of the religious and intellectual roots of Black humanist thought.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; A Note on Usage; Introduction; 1 Poor Pilgrim of Sorrow: Rev. Ethelred Brown and the Roots of Black Humanism in Harlem; 2 Building the Church of Tomorrow: Race, Religion, and Social Thought in the Harlem Unitarian Church; 3 Against Principalities, Against Powers: Racial Uplift and Working-Class Radicalism in the Harlem Unitarian Church; 4 In the Shadow of Egypt: Racial Consciousness and Pan-Caribbean Nationalism in the Harlem Unitarian Church; 5 The Price We Pay: The Demise of the Harlem Unitarian Church
6 A Unique and Significant Religious Experiment: Rev. Ethelred Brown and the Legacy of Black HumanismNotes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-239) and index.
By examining the minister who helped inspire the founding of the Harlem Unitarian Church Reverend Ethelred Brown, Floyd-Thomas offers a provocative examination of the religious and intellectual roots of Black humanist thought.
Brown, Egbert Ethelred.
Harlem Unitarian Church (New York, N.Y.)
Unitarian Universalist Association
Ethnology—Africa.
Religion.
Religion—History.
African Culture.
Religious Studies, general.
History of Religion.