Black Man's Religion

Black Man's Religion
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Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Total Pages : 256
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ISBN-10 : 0830874577
ISBN-13 : 9780830874576
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis Black Man's Religion by : Glenn Usry

Some say Christianity is white man's religion. . . . And it is true that there is a long and ugly history of abuse of African-Americans at the hands of Anglo Christians. Afrocentric interpretations of history often point to slavery, lynchings and the like as proof that Christianity is inherently antiblack. But Craig Keener and Glen Usry contend that Christianity can be Afrocentric. In this massively researched book, they show that racism is not unique to Christianity. More important, they show how "world history is also our history and the Bible is also our book." Black Man's Religion is one of the first of its kind, a pro-Christian reading of religion and history from a black perspective. Fascinating and compelling, it is must reading for all concerned for African-American culture and issues of faith.

African Origins of the Major "Western Religions"

African Origins of the Major
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Publisher : Black Classic Press
Total Pages : 404
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ISBN-10 : 0933121296
ISBN-13 : 9780933121294
Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Synopsis African Origins of the Major "Western Religions" by : Yosef Ben-Jochannan

Dr. Ben critically examines the history, beliefs, and myths that are the foundation of Judaism. Christianity, and Islam.

The Myth of Genesis and Exodus and the Exclusion of Their African Origins

The Myth of Genesis and Exodus and the Exclusion of Their African Origins
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Publisher : Black Classic Press
Total Pages : 88
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ISBN-10 : 0933121768
ISBN-13 : 9780933121768
Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Synopsis The Myth of Genesis and Exodus and the Exclusion of Their African Origins by : Yosef Ben-Jochannan

The second book in a 3 volume set, this is a companion volume to African Origins of the Major Western Religions and The Need for a Black Bible. An invaluable resource for anyone seeking to gain a better understanding of belief systems in the Western world.

Is Christianity the White Man's Religion?

Is Christianity the White Man's Religion?
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Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Total Pages : 173
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ISBN-10 : 9780830848256
ISBN-13 : 0830848258
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis Is Christianity the White Man's Religion? by : Antipas L. Harris

Biblical Christianity is not just for white Westerners—it's good news for all of us. Theologian and community activist Antipas L. Harris responds to young Americans who struggle with the perception that Christianity is detached from matters of justice, identity, and culture, affirming that the Bible promotes equality for all people.

Urban Apologetics

Urban Apologetics
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Publisher : Zondervan
Total Pages : 299
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ISBN-10 : 9780310100959
ISBN-13 : 031010095X
Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Synopsis Urban Apologetics by : Eric Mason

Urban Apologetics examines the legitimate issues that Black communities have with Western Christianity and shows how the gospel of Jesus Christ—rather than popular, socioreligious alternatives—restores our identity. African Americans have long confronted the challenge of dignity destruction caused by white supremacy. While many have found meaning and restoration of dignity in the black church, others have found it in ethnocentric socioreligious groups and philosophies. These ideologies have grown and developed deep traction in the black community and beyond. Revisionist history, conspiracy theories, and misinformation about Jesus and Christianity are the order of the day. Many young African Americans are disinterested in Christianity and others are leaving the church in search of what these false religious ideas appear to offer, a spirituality more indigenous to their history and ethnicity. Edited by Dr. Eric Mason and featuring a top-notch lineup of contributors, Urban Apologetics is the first book focused entirely on cults, religious groups, and ethnocentric ideologies prevalent in the black community. The book is divided into three main parts: Discussions on the unique context for urban apologetics so that you can better understand the cultural arguments against Christianity among the Black community. Detailed information on cults, religious groups, and ethnic identity groups that many urban evangelists encounter—such as the Nation of Islam, Kemetic spirituality, African mysticism, Hebrew Israelites, Black nationalism, and atheism. Specific tools for urban apologetics and community outreach. Ultimately, Urban Apologetics applies the gospel to black identity to show that Jesus is the only one who can restore it. This is an essential resource to equip those doing the work of ministry and apology in urban communities with the best available information.

The Holy Piby

The Holy Piby
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Publisher : The Floating Press
Total Pages : 107
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ISBN-10 : 9781775410522
ISBN-13 : 1775410528
Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Synopsis The Holy Piby by : Robert Athlyi Rogers

In the 1920s, Robert Athlyi Rogers founded the Afro-Athlican Constructive Gaathly religion in the West Indies. He wrote The Holy Piby as a guiding text, seeing Ethiopians - in the classical meaning of all Africans - as God's chosen people, and he preached self-determination and self-reliance. The Holy Piby is a major source of influence to the Rastafarian faith, which holds Haile Selassie I as Christ, and Marcus Garvey as his prophet. The Holy Piby consists of four books, and the seventh chapter of the second book identifies Marcus Garvey as one of three apostles of God. Original copies are extremely rare, and it is not even listed in the Library of Congress. The text was banned in Jamaica and many other Caribbean Islands until the late 1920s.

Black Zion

Black Zion
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 254
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ISBN-10 : 9780195112573
ISBN-13 : 0195112571
Rating : 4/5 (73 Downloads)

Synopsis Black Zion by : Yvonne Patricia Chireau

This is an exploration of the interaction between African American religions and Jewish traditions, beliefs, and spaces. The collection's argument is that religion is the missing piece of the cultural jigsaw, and black-Jewish relations need the religious roots of their problem illuminated.

The Black Man's North and East Africa

The Black Man's North and East Africa
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Publisher : Black Classic Press
Total Pages : 130
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ISBN-10 : 1574780328
ISBN-13 : 9781574780321
Rating : 4/5 (28 Downloads)

Synopsis The Black Man's North and East Africa by : Yosef Ben-Jochannan

Few of Dr. Ben's books are written with co-authors. The Black Man's North and East Africa is an exception. Written with one of his early colleagues, George E. Simmonds, this work attacks the racist manipulation of African and Black history by 'educators' and 'authorities on Africa'. Defenders of the Africans' right to tell their own story, the authors insist that Black people must take responsibility for their own history, "Until African (Black) people are willing, and do write their own experience, past, and present, we will continue being slaves, mentally, physically, and spiritually, to Caucasian and Semitic racism and religious bigotry."

The Black Mans Bible

The Black Mans Bible
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Publisher : In Color
Total Pages : 410
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ISBN-10 : 1793145350
ISBN-13 : 9781793145352
Rating : 4/5 (50 Downloads)

Synopsis The Black Mans Bible by : God The

This is the first book of it's kind. The Black Man's Bible details a young black males struggles with the world, religions, drugs, crime, money and sex. Throughout his life he studies advanced scholarly material which changes his view of the world over and over again as he matures. He battles health issues after he goes through a traumatic experience with the delivery of his first child. So he delivered his second son at home. The video of the home delivery can be seen at TheBlackMansBible.com. In the book he details how he finds himself in history repeatedly in different times periods. He also gives vivid descriptions of his experiences with Love and Women. Then, after becoming an online Entrepreneur, he travels to Germany and China for free. He has struggles with finding a career and ends up becoming an Author. He covers many subjects that are not popular to the modern day world. He has compiled a multitude of experiences that are dissected through the abstract different types of black males. THIS IS THE BOOK OF THE CENTURY. THE TRUE GUIDE FOR BLACK MALES LOST IN THE WESTERN WORLD.

God Is Not Great

God Is Not Great
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Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Total Pages : 322
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ISBN-10 : 9781551991764
ISBN-13 : 1551991764
Rating : 4/5 (64 Downloads)

Synopsis God Is Not Great by : Christopher Hitchens

Christopher Hitchens, described in the London Observer as “one of the most prolific, as well as brilliant, journalists of our time” takes on his biggest subject yet–the increasingly dangerous role of religion in the world. In the tradition of Bertrand Russell’s Why I Am Not a Christian and Sam Harris’s recent bestseller, The End Of Faith, Christopher Hitchens makes the ultimate case against religion. With a close and erudite reading of the major religious texts, he documents the ways in which religion is a man-made wish, a cause of dangerous sexual repression, and a distortion of our origins in the cosmos. With eloquent clarity, Hitchens frames the argument for a more secular life based on science and reason, in which hell is replaced by the Hubble Telescope’s awesome view of the universe, and Moses and the burning bush give way to the beauty and symmetry of the double helix.