Honoring the Ancestors

This book has two major emphases: it is an analysis of the methods employed by social scientists, historians, and literary critics in the study of African American religion; and it is a constructive theological statement regarding African American religion. The Negro Spiritual serves as the source material for both purposes.

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This text has two major emphases: it is an analysis of the methods employed by social scientists, historians, and literary critics in the study of African-American religion; and it is a constructive theological statement regarding African-American religion. "The Negro Spiritual" serves as the source material for both purposes.