Race, Religion, and the Continuing American Dilemma

A classic work on religion and the racial problems of modern america -now brought up to date.
Since the early days of the Republic, Americans' exuberant, unchastened idealism, their commitment to the notion of a perfect society in the New World, has clashed with the reality of ugly American society, and religious groups have all too often accommodated themselves to these injustices.
In Race, Religion, and the Continuing American Dilemma, C. Eric Lincoln reevaluates what Gunnar Myrdal called "the American dilemma" and studies particularly the influence of the black church. This revised edition takes into account the weakening of welfare and affirmative action, and argues that the black church must serve today as a vital moral authority to lead us in to the twenty-first century..


Author: C. Eric Lincoln
Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl
Published: 05/17/1999
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.34h x 5.82w x 0.85d
ISBN: 9780809016235
About the Author
C. Eric Lincoln (1924-2000), the William Rand Kenan, Jr., Professor of Religion and Culture Emeritus at Duke University, wrote many books, including The Black Muslims in America and The Negro Pilgrimage in America, as well as fiction and poetry. He lived in Durham, North Carolina.