The Negro's God

by Benjamin E. Mays

Book Overview

""The ideas of God in Negro literature are developed along three principal lines: (1) Ideas of God that are used to support or give adherence to traditional, compensatory patterns; (2) Ideas, whether traditional or otherwise, that are developed and interpreted to support a growing consciousness of social and psychological adjustment needed; (3) Ideas of God that show a tendency or threat to abandon the idea of God as a 'useful instrument' in perfecting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1608997774
• ISBN13: 9781608997770
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"