Many have used the term 'tragic' to refer to African American religious and cultural experience. After a studied meditation on and articulation of the 'tragic vision,' Johnson argues that African American Christian Consciousness is an expression of the tragic and a tragic expression of the Christian Faith.

Autorentext
MATTHEW V. JOHNSON ****is the pastor for The Church of the Good Shepherd in College Park, Georgia and an Adjunct Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Morehouse College, USA.

Inhalt
Introduction: 'Yet Do I Marvel' Seeing Through the Dark: Elements of the Tragic Vision Sparagmous or 'The Crucified' A Look Beneath the Souls of Black Folk Deep Calls Unto Deep: African American Christian Consciousness Pt.1 Life Within the Veil: American Christian Consciousness Pt. 2 From Strength to Strength: Toward a Theology of African American Christian Consciousness Epilogue: The Fate of Dionysius