Down by the Riverside
Title | Down by the Riverside PDF eBook |
Author | Larry Murphy |
Publisher | NYU Press |
Pages | 506 |
Release | 2000-11 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0814755801 |
An introductory overview of the development of African American religion and theology Down by the Riverside provides an expansive introduction to the development of African American religion and theology. Spanning the time of slavery up to the present, the volume moves beyond Protestant Christianity to address a broad diversity of African American religion from Conjure, Orisa, and Black Judaism to Islam, African American Catholicism, and humanism. This accessible historical overview begins with African religious heritages and traces the transition to various forms of Christianity, as well as the maintenance of African and Islamic traditions in antebellum America. Preeminent contributors include Charles Long, Gayraud Wilmore, Albert Raboteau, Manning Marable, M. Shawn Copeland, Vincent Harding, Mary Sawyer, Toinette Eugene, Anthony Pinn, and C. Eric Lincoln and Lawrence Mamiya. They consider the varieties of religious expression emerging from migration from the rural South to urban areas, African American women's participation in Christian missions, Black religious nationalism, and the development of Black Theology from its nineteenth-century precursors to its formulation by James Cone and later articulations by black feminist and womanist theologians. They also draw on case studies to provide a profile of the Black Christian church today. This thematic history of the unfolding of religious life in African America provides a window onto a rich array of African American people, practices, and theological positions.
Down by the Riverside
Title | Down by the Riverside PDF eBook |
Author | Charles W. Joyner |
Publisher | University of Illinois Press |
Pages | 388 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780252013058 |
Re-creates the daily life of the slaves. What they wore and ate, how they celebrated and mourned, the culture they created.
The Slave Community
Title | The Slave Community PDF eBook |
Author | John W. Blassingame |
Publisher | |
Pages | 414 |
Release | 1979 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Down by the Riverside
Title | Down by the Riverside PDF eBook |
Author | Jackie Lynn |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 308 |
Release | 2007-06-12 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780312371272 |
When her husband leaves her for a younger woman, Rose Franklin buys a camper and sets off—away from her heartache and anger. While she is settling into Shady Grove, a camp site along the Mississippi River in West Memphis, Arkansas, a respected and well-liked man in the community seems to commit suicide for no apparent reason. Could his death somehow be connected to the ancient slave burial ground that he was researching? As Rose comes to know the diverse characters of this small community, she begins to unravel the mystery of why a man loses his faith and the consequences of his loss. "Lynn elevates the genre with her blend of philosophy, romance, spirituality, and elegant writing . . . This is a truly lovely book to be read slowly, savoring life by the river in the cool shade." -- Kingston Observer "Lynn's accomplished debut mystery is a righteous blend of spirituality and suspense." --Booklist "A pleasant voice, eccentric cast, and an offbeat story hooking into the old local slave cemetery are supported by strains of spirituality and Rose's journey of self-discovery." --Poisoned Pen Reviews "In addition to Lynn's well conceived mystery, the novel is a gentle lesson in kindness and forgiveness." --Richmond Times-Dispatch Jackie Lynn is a writer and journalist who divides her time between New Mexico and North Carolina. Writing under the name Lynne Hinton, she is the New York Times bestselling author of Friendship Cake, as well as the author of Hope Springs and Forever Friends (The Hope Springs Trilogy), among other books, and writes a monthly column for The Charlotte Observer. Visit her website at: www.LynneHinton.com
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
Title | By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept PDF eBook |
Author | Paulo Coelho |
Publisher | |
Pages | 240 |
Release | 2006-05 |
Genre | Friendship |
ISBN | 9780007222582 |
This is the story of Pilar, an independent and practical yet restless young woman, whose life is forever changed by an encounter with a childhood friend.
Down by the River
Title | Down by the River PDF eBook |
Author | Grace Hallworth |
Publisher | Frances Lincoln Children's Books |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2011-05-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9781847800824 |
Down by the river, Down by the sea, Johnny break a bottle An' he say is me. I tell Ma, Ma tell Pa, Johnny get a licking, An' a ha! ha! ha! Here is a fun collection of Afro-Caribbean rhymes games and songs, collected by Trinidadian author Grace Hallworth, and brought to life by Caroline Binch's bright and life-like illustrations.
Death by the Riverside
Title | Death by the Riverside PDF eBook |
Author | J.M. Redmann |
Publisher | Bold Strokes Books Inc |
Pages | 371 |
Release | 2009-01-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1602820724 |
Among the moss-covered trees and wrought-iron balustrades of southern Louisiana, Detective Michele Knight (Micky to her friends) takes on the seemingly simple job of shooting a few photos for a client, but the going gets rough as Micky finds herself slugging through thugs and slogging through swamps in an attempt to expose a dangerous drug ring. The trail leads to the Hundred Oaks Plantation, a transvestite named Eddie, a beautiful doctor named Cordelia, and memories Micky thought she had buried twenty years ago. Hard-hitting prose in the style of Sam Spade and Mike Hammer with a lesbian twist. The first book in the Micky Knight mystery series.