The Social Teaching of the Black Churches - Softcover

Peter J. Paris

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Synopsis

In African American culture, the church is instrumental in establishing and maintaining social order. Professor Paris shows that a study of black church teachings reveals black social ethics. These ethics aren't "abstract moral principles, but sociopolitical quests for liberation and freedom."

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About the Author

Peter J. Paris is Elmer G. Homrighausen Professor of Social Ethics at Princeton Theological Seminary.

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