Black suffering : silent pain, hidden hope /

Harris shows the practical impact of suffering upon church leaders as they seek to forge a path forward to address this troubling issue. Black Suffering is a call to consciousness, a work that begins a larger conversation for correcting the historical weight of suffering carried by Black people.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harris, James H., 1952- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : Fortress Press, [2020]
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Prelude: "The Color of Suffering"
  • Evil and Black Suffering
  • Interlude: "Brothers of Randolph Street"
  • W. E. B. Du Bois and Black Consciousness: An Awakened Self
  • Interlude: "The Prison Visit"
  • Nat Turner: Insurrection and Freedom
  • Interlude: "Plantation"
  • Reading Toni Morrison: Suffering and Hope
  • Dimensions of Suffering and Hope
  • Interlude: "Powell Street Station-Purgatory in Paradise"
  • Black Suffering and Struggle
  • The Un-silent Side of the Oppressed
  • Suffering and Hope.