Black and Catholic : the challenge and gift of black folk : contributions of African American experience and thought to Catholic theology

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Black and Catholic : the challenge and gift of black folk : contributions of African American experience and thought to Catholic theology

Jamie T. Phelps, editor

(Marquette studies in theology, no. 5)

Marquette University Press, c1997

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents of Works

  • Introduction : Theology from an African American Catholic perspective / Jamie T. Phelps
  • African American Catholics : the struggles, contributions and gifts of a marginalized community / Jamie T. Phelps
  • Reclaiming the spirit : on teaching church history : "Why can't they be more like us?" / Cyprian Davis. Response / Martin Zielinski
  • Reading texts through worlds, worlds through texts / Vincent L. Wimbush. Response / Diane Bergant
  • The African American experience and U.S. Roman Catholic ethics : "Strangers and aliens no longer?" / Bryan Massingale. Response / Paul Wadell
  • Foundations for Catholic theology in an African American context / M. Shawn Copeland

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This text seeks to address the issue of education for African-American Catholics. The book argues for reform in Catholic higher education, suggesting that particular attention be paid to the inclusion and integration of the African-American experience in Catholic theology.

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