Black Man's Religion

Black Man's Religion
Author: Glenn Usry
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2009-09-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780830874576

Some say Christianity is white man's religion. . . . And it is true that there is a long and ugly history of abuse of African-Americans at the hands of Anglo Christians. Afrocentric interpretations of history often point to slavery, lynchings and the like as proof that Christianity is inherently antiblack. But Craig Keener and Glen Usry contend that Christianity can be Afrocentric. In this massively researched book, they show that racism is not unique to Christianity. More important, they show how "world history is also our history and the Bible is also our book." Black Man's Religion is one of the first of its kind, a pro-Christian reading of religion and history from a black perspective. Fascinating and compelling, it is must reading for all concerned for African-American culture and issues of faith.

African Origins of the Major "Western Religions"

African Origins of the Major
Author: Yosef Ben-Jochannan
Publisher: Black Classic Press
Total Pages: 404
Release: 1991
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780933121294

Dr. Ben critically examines the history, beliefs, and myths that are the foundation of Judaism. Christianity, and Islam.

The Myth of Genesis and Exodus and the Exclusion of Their African Origins

The Myth of Genesis and Exodus and the Exclusion of Their African Origins
Author: Yosef Ben-Jochannan
Publisher: Black Classic Press
Total Pages: 88
Release: 2002
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780933121768

The second book in a 3 volume set, this is a companion volume to African Origins of the Major Western Religions and The Need for a Black Bible. An invaluable resource for anyone seeking to gain a better understanding of belief systems in the Western world.

Is Christianity the White Man's Religion?

Is Christianity the White Man's Religion?
Author: Antipas L. Harris
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2020-05-19
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830848258

Biblical Christianity is not just for white Westerners—it's good news for all of us. Theologian and community activist Antipas L. Harris responds to young Americans who struggle with the perception that Christianity is detached from matters of justice, identity, and culture, affirming that the Bible promotes equality for all people.

The Black Man

The Black Man
Author: Scott A. Bradley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 150
Release: 1993
Genre: Social Science
ISBN:

A historical, biblical and modern perspective on the black male.

The Holy Piby

The Holy Piby
Author: Robert Athlyi Rogers
Publisher: The Floating Press
Total Pages: 107
Release: 2009-05-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1775410528

In the 1920s, Robert Athlyi Rogers founded the Afro-Athlican Constructive Gaathly religion in the West Indies. He wrote The Holy Piby as a guiding text, seeing Ethiopians - in the classical meaning of all Africans - as God's chosen people, and he preached self-determination and self-reliance. The Holy Piby is a major source of influence to the Rastafarian faith, which holds Haile Selassie I as Christ, and Marcus Garvey as his prophet. The Holy Piby consists of four books, and the seventh chapter of the second book identifies Marcus Garvey as one of three apostles of God. Original copies are extremely rare, and it is not even listed in the Library of Congress. The text was banned in Jamaica and many other Caribbean Islands until the late 1920s.