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Written in a bold, inventive style, Xodus aims at a new, positive "reconstruction" of African American maleness in light of the black womanist movement, the men's movement, the recent vision of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr., and the theological sensibilities of Howard Thurman.
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Preface to the 2007 publication In its rough draft form, the original Xodus project was written in a matter of about four weeks. Preface Today's TV news reports are filled with scenes of African American males as criminals: arms handcuffed behind their backs, faces pushed down on top of cars or against walls, held under the power of an officer of the law. Introduction In an era of increasing racial misunderstanding and conflict, and after seasons of urban unrest, it is time for African American Christians and Black churches to respond seriously to the crisis of opportunity and self-image Black males are facing in the dawn of a high-tech, multicultural world. Chapter 1 Awakenings I am much more than rage, so much more.
Table of Contents edit
Preface to the 2007 Publications
Preface
Introduction
PART ONE
CONVERSATIONS, DECONSTRUCTIONS, RECONSTRUCTIONS
Chapter 1 Awakenings
Chapter 2 New Males? Same Ole Same Ole
Chapter 3 Taking Sisters Seriously
PART TWO
THE GATHERINGS OF THE ELDERS
Chapter 4 Council of Ancestors:
African American Male Bodies
Chapter 5 Malcolm's "X"
Chapter 6 Martin's Dream
Chapter 7 Common Ground
PART THREE
XODUS SPACE: AFRIKAN ECCLESIOLOGY
Chapter 8 Rap's "Angry" Children
Chapter 9 Rage, Privilege, and Perseverance:
The Middle Class
Chapter 10 Souljahs in Partnership
INDEX
Authors & Contributors edit
- Garth Baker-Fletcher (Author)
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 305.38896073
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