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Friend or Foe?: Black Theologians and the Black Church

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Black Theology in Transatlantic Dialogue

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Within the literature of black theology, particular emphasis is placed on the role of the black church as the major (and in some respects, the only) institution that has affirmed and conferred dignity upon the inhibited and assaulted personhood of black people.1 To put it quite simply, black folk in the African Diaspora might not have survived up to this point had it not been for their God-inspired genius for creating safe ecclesial spaces in which they could seek refuge from the ravages of racism and white supremacy.

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Reddie, A.G. (2006). Friend or Foe?: Black Theologians and the Black Church. In: Black Theology in Transatlantic Dialogue. Black Religion / Womanist Thought / Social Justice. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230601093_3

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