Faith Of Our Fathers

by Mumia Abu Jamal

Faith Of Our Fathers

  • ISBN-13: 9781592210190
  • Author(s): Mumia Abu Jamal
  • Subject: Religion: general|Religion & beliefs
  • Publisher: Africa World Press
  • Imprint: Africa World Press
  • Publication Date: 01-08-2003
  • Format: p/b

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£19.95
A moving portrayal of black faith over the span of 500 years, offered by one of the black community's premiere spokesmen, Faith of Our Fathers probes the spiritual life of African people, who, dispensed from their motherland, moulded a love of freedom into religious practice and resistance to racist tyranny. Truly inspiring' - M. Marable 'Well-researched and lucidly written, his insights rest on sound scholarly judgment. A creative engagement by one who knows existentially what it means to search for freedom in chains' - James H. Cone'
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A moving portrayal of black faith over the span of 500 years, offered by one of the black community's premiere spokesmen, Faith of Our Fathers probes the spiritual life of African people, who, dispensed from their motherland, moulded a love of freedom into religious practice and resistance to racist tyranny. Truly inspiring' - M. Marable 'Well-researched and lucidly written, his insights rest on sound scholarly judgment. A creative engagement by one who knows existentially what it means to search for freedom in chains' - James H. Cone'

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