American prophecy : race and redemption in American political culture / George Shulman.

Author/creator Shulman, George M.
Format Book
Publication InfoMinneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2008.
Descriptionxxi, 315 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Introducing Jeremiah's legacy : placing prophecy in American politics and political theory -- Thoreau, the reluctant prophet : moral witness and poetic vision in politics -- Interlude : from Henry Thoreau to Martin Luther King Jr. and James Baldwin : race and prophecy -- Martin Luther King Jr.'s theistic prophecy : love, sacrifice, and democratic politics -- James Baldwin and the racial state of exception : secularizing prophecy? -- Toni Morrison and prophecy : "this is not a story to pass on" -- Conclusion : prophecy as vernacular political theology.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 257-292) and index.
LCCN 2008017607
ISBN9780816630745 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN0816630747 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN9780816630752 (pb : alk. paper)
ISBN0816630755 (pb : alk. paper)

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Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks JA 75.7 .S55 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold