Have you got good religion? : Black women's faith, courage, and moral leadership in the Civil Rights Movement / AnneMarie Mingo.
| Author/creator | Mingo, AnneMarie author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2024] |
| Description | xiii, 222 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | "What compels a person to risk her life to change deeply rooted systems of injustice in ways that may not benefit her? The thousands of Black Churchwomen who took part in civil rights protests drew on faith, courage, and moral imagination to acquire the lived experiences at the heart of the answers to that question. AnneMarie Mingo brings these forgotten witnesses into the historical narrative to explore the moral and ethical world of a generation of Black Churchwomen and the extraordinary liberation theology they created. These women acted out of belief that what they did was bigger than themselves. Taking as their goal nothing less than the moral transformation of American society, they joined the movement because it was something they had to do. Their personal accounts of a lived religion enacted in the world provide powerful insights into how faith steels human beings to face threats, jail, violence, and seemingly implacable hatred. Throughout, Mingo draws on their experiences to construct an ethical model meant to guide contemporary activists in the ongoing pursuit of justice. A depiction of moral imagination that resonates today, Have You Got Good Religion? reveals how Black Churchwomen's understanding of God became action and transformed a nation"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Mingo, AnneMarie. Have you got good religion? Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2024] 9780252055348 |
| LCCN | 2023028619 |
| ISBN | 9780252045653 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0252045653 hardcover |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Ronnie Barnes African American Collection | BL625.7 .M56 2024 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |