One of the first book-length studies in decades solely devoted to religion and African-American political activism, Something Within explores how Afro-Christianity encourages political activism among African-Americans. Combining ethnography, history, contextual analysis, and survey research, this book illustrates the participatory effects of Afro-Christianity by examining its institutional, psychological, and cultural influences. Moving beyond the current
debates on the subject, Fredrick C. Harris advances a new theory of religion as a political resource for a "civic culture in opposition."
- ISBN10 019514595X
- ISBN13 9780195145953
- Publish Date 31 May 2001 (first published 1 January 1999)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
- Format Paperback
- Pages 340
- Language English