Albert J. Raboteau (1943–2021)

I dare you to read the first 4 pages without shedding tears. In my opinion, an accurate depiction of slavery and the Holocaust should be part of a regular mental "diet. "

This book gives a good panoramic view of the topic (a word I stole from the description on the back). Too many people focus on Christianity and avoid Islam(my college courses didn't touch on it until Malcolm X). But it existed earlier than that and needs to be covered. I also loved the way it interspersed what Stephen L Carter has often taught, that religion is often the force behind protest. Why? Because morality adds strength and creates connection and the structure for that is already in place in religion. Even before Dr. King, religion was used to encourage moral change.

So why does it now hamper it? In my opinion, it is not the church/religion that has changed.… (mehr)