The Christian imagination : theology and the origins of race / Willie James Jennings.

Contents Displacement: Zurara's tears -- Acosta's laugh -- Translation: Colenso's heart -- Equiano's words -- Intimacy: White space and literacy -- Those near belonging.
Abstract Weaving together the stories of Zurara, the royal chronicler of Prince Henry, the Jesuit theologian Jose de Acosta, the famed Anglican Bishop John William Colenso, and the former slave writer Olaudah Equiano, Jennings narrates a tale of loss, forgetfulness, and missed opportunities for the transformation of Christian communities. Touching on issues of slavery, geography, Native American history, Jewish-Christian relations, literacy, and translation, he brilliantly exposes how the loss of land and the supersessionist ideas behind the Christian missionary movement are both deeply implicated in the invention of race.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009040203
ISBN9780300152111 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN9780300171365 (pbk.)
ISBN0300171366 (pbk.)
ISBN0300152116

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