The Negro's God

The Negro's God
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Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages : 279
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ISBN-10 : 9781608997770
ISBN-13 : 1608997774
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Book Synopsis The Negro's God by : Benjamin E. Mays

Download or read book The Negro's God written by Benjamin E. Mays and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ideas of God in Negro literature are developed along three principal lines: (1) Ideas of God that are used to support or give adherence to traditional, compensatory patterns; (2) Ideas, whether traditional or otherwise, that are developed and interpreted to support a growing consciousness of social and psychological adjustment needed; (3) Ideas of God that show a tendency or threat to abandon the idea of God as a 'useful instrument' in perfecting social change. From Chapter IX, Summation


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