Forgotten prophet, the: bishop henry mcneal turner and the african american prophetic tradition
Auteur :
Johnson, Andre E.
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9780739197677
Date de publication :
3 juin 2014
Dimensions :
23,0 x 15,5 x 1,1 cm
Poids :
213 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This book is a study of the prophetic rhetoric of African Methodist Episcopal Church bishop Henry McNeal Turner. By locating Turner within the African American prophetic tradition, Johnson examines how Bishop Turner adopted a prophetic persona and became a leading social activist of the late nineteenth century.