O Lord, move this mountain : racism and Christian ethics /
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| Author / Creator: | Oglesby, Enoch H. (Enoch Hammond), 1943- |
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| Imprint: | St. Louis, Mo. : Chalice Press, ©1998. |
| Description: | xiii, 123 pages ; 22 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13201980 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword / Walter Brueggemann
- 1. The Racism Dilemma and the Church. The Quest for Metaphors: A Mountain? The Uneven Landscape of Racism. Is the Church Guilty of Racism? An Alternative Historical Look. Seeing the Mountain Darkly. Orientational Aspects. Racism Is a Mountain. Climbing the Mountain Boldly. From Credo to Courage
- 2. Racism and the Search for an Ethical Method. Relating Christian Ethics and Ethnicity. Understanding Ethics and the Mountain of Racism. Black Theology and the Ethical Task. Martin Buber. Walter Rauschenbusch. Paul Lehmann. Reinhold Niebuhr. Toward a Method of Covenant-Harambee
- 3. Racism and Niggerism: Are They First Cousins? Problematic Words and Shades of Ambiguity. Colonial Snapshots from History. Rap Culture and Niggerology. Five Myths about Niggerism. Children of the Shadow, Children of the Dawn. Stand Firm in the Lord against Racism and Niggerism
- 4. A Vision beyond the Mountain. Facing Hard Questions in Ministry. Rumblings and Ethnic Diversity. Ethnicity and Theology. Ethnicity as Contextual Narrative. Harambee Credo for the Church. A Vision beyond the Mountain.