The imposing preacher
Subtitle: Samuel DeWitt Proctor and Black public faith
By: Adam L. Bond
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 247
ISBN-13: 9780800699727; 9781451452242
Subjects: Religion; Baptists; Clergy; African Americans; Biography; African American Baptists
Description: Samuel DeWitt Proctor's voice is essential to understanding the black social gospel. Proctor brought a black middle class understanding of America to his preaching and had a notion of faith that presented an alternative reality to the pervasive racism in the United States and sought to honor the inherent dignity of all humanity.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-234) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Racism and the post-segregation witness of Black public faith; title: On the making of a public theologian : Proctor's cultural roots; title: On the making of a public faith : Proctor's intellectual roots; title: Everybody is God's somebody : a defense of Black humanity; title: Preparing public theologians : Black preachers and racial uplift; title: Creating a genuine community : a Black Christian vision for transforming American public space.