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African American Religious Life and the Story of Nimrod /

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The biblical text and its key figures have played a prominent role in the development of religious discourse on pressing socio-political issues. Slavery and continued discrimination were given theological sanction through the Old Testament story of Ham, but what of his descendent Nimrod the hunter?

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Callahan, Allen Dwight (Editor), Pinn, Anthony B. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Series:Black religion, womanist thought, social justice.
Subjects:
Bible > Theology.
Cultural and Media Studies.
African Culture.
Biblical Studies.
Ethnicity Studies.
History of Religion.
Religious Studies, general.
Sociology of Religion.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Ethnicity.
Ethnology > Africa.
Religion and sociology.
Religion > History.
Religion.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The biblical text and its key figures have played a prominent role in the development of religious discourse on pressing socio-political issues. Slavery and continued discrimination were given theological sanction through the Old Testament story of Ham, but what of his descendent Nimrod the hunter?
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (288 pages)
ISBN:9780230610507
DOI:10.1057/9780230610507