The Talking Book: African Americans and the Bible

The Talking Book casts the Bible as the central character in a vivid portrait of black America, tracing the origins of African-American culture from slavery’s secluded forest prayer meetings to the bright lights and bold style of today’s hip-hop artists.The Bible has profoundly influenced African Americans throughout history. From a variety of perspectives this wide-ranging book is the first to explore the Bible’s role in the triumph of the black...

By Allen Dwight Callahan
Hardcover: 304 pages
Publisher: Yale University Press; First Edition, First Printing edition (October 15, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0300109369
ISBN-13: 978-0300109368
Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 1 x 9.2 inches
Amazon Rank: 1980693
Format: PDF Text djvu book

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Callahan has thoroughly researched and insightfully diagnosed the African American use of the Bible in literature. His most startling interpretation states that some have overemphasized the African American use of the Exodus Motif. I would agree that

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