Troubling Biblical Waters: Race, Class, and Family
- ISBN-10
- 0883445352
- ISBN-13
- 9780883445358
- Category
- Social Science / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies
- Pages
- 233
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1989
- Publisher
- Orbis Books
- Author
- Cain Hope Felder
Description
A comprehensive and challenging look at the significance of the Bible for blacks, and the importance of blacks in the Bible. "Timely . . . serious and creative."--The Catholic Journal.
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