The Origins of Black Humanism in America

By examining the minister who helped inspire the founding of the Harlem Unitarian Church Reverend Ethelred Brown, Floyd-Thomas offers a provocative examination of the religious and intellectual roots of Black humanist thought.

Autorentext
JUAN M. FLOYD-THOMAS is Associate Professor of History, Texas Christian University, USA.

Inhalt
'A Poor Pilgrim of Sorrow': Harlem and the Roots of Racial Utopianism 'Building the Church of Tomorrow': Race, Religion, and Social Thought in the Harlem Unitarian Church 'Against Principalities, Against Powers': Racial Uplift and Working-Class Radicalism in the Harlem Unitarian Church 'In the Shadow of Egypt': Race Consciousness, and Pan-Caribbean Nationalism in the Harlem Unitarian Church 'The Price We Pay': The Demise of the Harlem Unitarian Church 'A Unique and Significant Religious Experiment': Ethelred Brown and the Legacy of Radical Black Humanism