Anthony B Pinn

Anthy B. Pinn

Anthony B. Pinn is an American professor and writer whose work focuses on liberation theology, Black religion, and Black ...

Understanding and Transforming the Black Church:

Description: What is the nature and purpose of the Black Church? What is the relationship of the scholar of religion to the Black Church? While black churches have been a major component of the religious landscape of African American communities for centuries, little critical attention has been give...

Embodiment and the New Shape of Black Theological Thought (Religion, Race, and Ethnicity)

Black theology tends to be a theology about no-body. Though one might assume that black and womanist theology have already given significant attention to the nature and meaning of black bodies as a theological issue, this inquiry has primarily taken the form of a focus on issues relating to liberati...

Introducing African American Religion (World Religions)

This book offers a creative and unique approach to the history of African American religion. Tracing what it has meant to be African American and religious within the context of the United States, it provides a vital snapshot of some of the traditions that have shaped the religious imagination of th...

Humanism: Essays on Race, Religion and Popular Culture

Who are the "Nones"? What does humanism say about race, religion and popular culture? How do race, religion and popular culture inform and affect humanism?The demographics of the United States are changing, marked most profoundly by the religiously unaffiliated, or what we have to come to call the "...

Writing God's Obituary: How a Good Methodist Became a Better Atheist

A former African American minister revealshis unusual journey from faith to atheism. Anthony Pinn preached his first sermon at age twelve. At eighteen he became one of the youngest ordained ministers in his denomination. He then quickly moved up the ministerial ranks. Eventually he graduated from Co...

Becoming Americas Problem Child: An Outline of Pauli Murrays Religious Life and Theology

Terror and Triumph

Given the unique history of African Americans and their diverse religious traditions -- seen in black Christianity, the Nation of Islam, Voodoo, and others -- is there one fundamental meaning to black religion in America? What is the heart and soul of African American religious life?As a leader in b...

Why, Lord?: Suffering and Evil in Black Theology

"By challenging some of the most cherished theological beliefs to emerge within black Christian communities, Pinn encourages us to extend the range of our religious world views and embrace black cultural expressions that have been ignored and despised ... This book marks the debut of an important an...

Peoples Temple and Black Religion in America

Peoples Temple and Black Religion in America

The African American Religious Experience in America

Varieties of African American Religious Experience

Terror and Triumph: The Nature of Black Religion

Moral Evil and Redemptive Suffering: A History of Theodicy in African-American Religious Thought

Afro-Cuban Religiosity, Revolution, And National Identity

The African American Religious Experience in America