Putnam Adult 1996-01-03 00:00:00 Binding: Hardcover dj in mylar price unclipped; xxiv + 243 pp, 6.25 x 9.25, HB, 1st ed., bw illustrations, "a personal journey that begins with his grandparents' slavery and ends with his vision of a full fruition of the African-American experience, and a celebration of the tie that holds African Americans together: simple, tenacious faith".

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Title: The Substance of Things Hoped For
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Publication Date: 1996
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0399140891
ISBN 13: 9780399140891
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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The noted theologian and educator reflects on the role of faith in his own life and in the lives of African-Americans, chronicling his family history from the time during which his grandmother was a slave.

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Samuel DeWitt Proctor is professor emeritus at Rutgers University and pastor emeritus of the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem.

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