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Divine discontent : the religious imagination of W.E.B. Du Bois / Jonathon S. Kahn

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009

Online-Ressource (vi, 183 p)

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Introduction : Divine discontent as religious faithWhat is pragmatic religious naturalism, and what does it have to do with Du Bois? -- Pragmatic religious naturalism and the binding of The souls of Black folk -- "Love for these people" : racial piety as religious devotion -- Rewriting the American jeremiad : on pluralism, Black nationalism, and a new America -- "Behold the sign of salvation-a noosed rope" : the promise and perils of Du Bois's economies of sacrifice -- Conclusion : Beyond Du Bois : toward a tradition of African American pragmatic religious naturalism.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [137]-178) and index

Print version: Divine discontent

0-19-973660-X (electronic bk.); 978-0-19-973660-7 ( : electronic bk.)

0-19-530789-5 (ISBN der Printausgabe); 978-0-19-530789-4 (ISBN der Printausgabe)

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E185.97.D73

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LOC-SH: Natural theology ; African Americans -- Religion ; Race relations -- Religious aspects -- Christianity ; United States -- Race relations ; Pragmatism ; Du Bois, W. E. B -- (William Edward Burghardt) -- 1868-1963 -- Religion ; Naturalism -- Religious aspects

African Americans ; Religion ; Du Bois, W. E. B ; (William Edward Burghardt) ; 1868-1963 ; Religion ; Natural theology ; Naturalism ; Religious aspects ; Pragmatism ; Race relations ; Religious aspects ; Christianity ; United States ; Race relations ; Electronic books

W. E. B. Du Bois is an improbable candidate for a project in religion. His skepticism of and, even, hostility toward religion is readily established and canonically accepted. Indeed, he spent his career rejecting normative religious commitments to institutions and supernatural beliefs. In this book, Jonathon Kahn offers a fresh and controversial reading of Du Bois that seeks to overturn this view. Kahn contends that the standard treatment of Du Bois turns a deaf ear to his writings. For if we're open to their religious timbre, those writings-from his epoch-making The Souls of Black Folk to his unstudied series of parables that depict the lynching of an African American Christ-reveal a virtual obsession with religion. Du Bois's antimetaphysical religious voice, he argues, places him firmly in the American tradition of pragmatic religious naturalism typified by William James. This innovative reading of Du Bois should appeal to scholars of American religion, intellectual history, African American Studies, and philosophy of religion.

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Cover -- Contents -- Introduction: Divine Discontent as Religious Faith -- 1. What Is Pragmatic Religious Naturalism, and What Does It Have to Do with Du Bois? -- 2. Pragmatic Religious Naturalism and the Binding of The Souls of Black Folk -- 3. "Love for These People": Racial Piety as Religious Devotion -- 4. Rewriting the American Jeremiad: On Pluralism, Black Nationalism, and a New America -- 5. "Behold the Sign of Salvation-A Noosed Rope": The Promise and Perils of Du Bois's Economies of Sacrifice -- Conclusion: Beyond Du Bois: Toward a Tradition of African American Pragmatic Religious Naturalism -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Z.