Author:
Coleman, James W. (James Wilmouth), 1946-2019.
Imprint:Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c2006.
Description252 p. ; 24 cm.
Note:African American faithful belief : imposing social determinism, naturalism, and modernism -- The centrality of religious faith : communal acceptance, textual ambiguity, and paradox -- Critiquing Christian belief : the text as prophecy of different ways of seeing salvation -- Rejecting God and redefining faith : portrayals of Black women's spirituality -- Reshaping and radicalizing faith : the diasporic vision and practice of hoodoo -- Conclusion : fiction, life, and faithful vision : final thoughts on its overall portrayal and relevance.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-243) and index.
