The Courage to Hope

In this unique collaboration the most prized and esteemed scholars in theology religious history and sociology offer a new understanding of American spiritual life by placing African-American religious experience at its center. Moving from specific cases in African-American history and theology to discussions of how African-American experiences can and should inform all studies of American life they uncover the spiritual human soul that unites all of us. The editors call this project a testament of hope and it is a powerful tribute to the late James M. Washington whose works were an inspirational search for universality.Contributors include James H. Cone David D. Daniels III Walter E. Fluker Cheryl Townsend Gilkes E. Lee Hancock Dale T. Irvin Carolyn Ann Knight Charles H. Long Sandy Dwayne Martin Genna Rae McNeil Richard Newman Albert J. Raboteau Gary V. Simpson Mark V.C. Taylor Judith Weisenfeld and Lucas Wilson.Quinton Hosford Dixie is assistant professor of Religious Studies at Indiana University. He lives in Bloomington Indiana. Cornel West is Alphonse Fletcher Jr. University Professor at Harvard University and author of many books including Race Matters.