Free at Last? - The Gospel in the African American Experience by Carl F Ellis

Free at Last? - The Gospel in the African American Experience by Carl F Ellis

Free at last It has been more than forty years since Martin Luther King Jr. shouted those words to a crowd gathered in Washington, D.C. His speech, I Have a Dream, is now familiar, even famous. But has his dream been realized? In Free at Last? Carl Ellis offers an in-depth assessment of the state of African-American freedom and dignity within American culture today. Updating and expanding his examination (previously published as Beyond Liberation) for a new generation of readers, Ellis stresses how important it is for African-Americans to know who they are and where they have been. So he begins by tracing the growth of Black consciousness from the days of slavery to the present, noting especially the contributions of King and Malcolm X. He also pays particular attention to traces of a theological soul dynamic, an authentic manifestation of Christianity in Black culture, which runs through American history. It is this dynamic faith, says Ellis, that promises true freedom--the realization of King's dream--for African-Americans today.

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Carl F. Ellis Jr. (DPhil, Oxford Graduate School) is Provost's Professor of Theology and Culture at Reformed Theological Seminary. He is also academic dean of The Makazi Institute, which he cofounded to train the next generation of high-level cultural analysts, and he serves on numerous boards and as a consultant on cultural matters.

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ISBN 13	9780830848584
ISBN 10	0830848584
Title	Free at Last? - The Gospel in the African American Experience
Author	Carl F Ellis
Series	Ivp Signature Collection
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	InterVarsity Press
Year published	2020-06-16
Number of pages	296
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