"Fire From the Midst of You" A Religious Life of John Brown
Afbeeldingen
Sla de afbeeldingen overArtikel vergelijken
- Engels
- Hardcover
- 9780814719213
- 22 december 2002
- 349 pagina's
Samenvatting
Reveals a complex new portrait of John Brown, radical abolitionist and leader of the 1859 raid on Harper's Ferry
John Brown is usually remembered as a terrorist whose unbridled hatred of slavery drove him to the ill-fated raid on Harper's Ferry, Virginia, in 1859. Tried and executed for seizing the arsenal and attempting to spur a liberation movement among the slaves, Brown was the ultimate cause celebre for a country on the brink of civil war.
“Fire from the Midst of You” situates Brown within the religious and social context of a nation steeped in racism, showing his roots in Puritan abolitionism. DeCaro explores Brown's unusual family heritage as well as his business and personal losses, retracing his path to the Southern gallows. In contrast to the popular image of Brown as a violent fanatic, DeCaro contextualizes Brown's actions, emphasizing the intensely religious nature of the antebellum US in which he lived. He articulates the nature of Brown's radical faith and shows that, when viewed in the context of his times, he was not the religious fanatic that many have understood him to be. DeCaro calls Brown a “Protestant saint”—an imperfect believer seeking to realize his own perceived calling in divine providence.
In line with the post-millennial theology of his day, Brown understood God as working through mankind and the church to renew and revive sinful humanity. He read the Bible not only as God's word, but as God's word to John Brown. DeCaro traces Brown's life and development to show how by forging faith as a radical weapon, Brown forced the entire nation to a point of crisis.
“Fire from the Midst of You” defies the standard narrative with a new reading of John Brown. Here is the man that the preeminent Black scholar W.E.B. Du Bois called a "mighty warning" and the one Malcolm X called “a real white liberal.”
Productspecificaties
Inhoud
- Taal
- en
- Bindwijze
- Hardcover
- Oorspronkelijke releasedatum
- 22 december 2002
- Aantal pagina's
- 349
- Illustraties
- Nee
Betrokkenen
- Hoofdauteur
- Louis A. Decaro Jr.
- Tweede Auteur
- Louis A., Jr. Decaro
- Hoofduitgeverij
- New York University Press
Vertaling
- Originele titel
- Fire from the Midst of You: A Religious Life of John Brown
Overige kenmerken
- Editie
- illustrated edition
- Extra groot lettertype
- Nee
- Product breedte
- 153 mm
- Product lengte
- 229 mm
- Studieboek
- Nee
- Verpakking breedte
- 153 mm
- Verpakking hoogte
- 229 mm
- Verpakking lengte
- 229 mm
- Verpakkingsgewicht
- 141 g
EAN
- EAN
- 9780814719213
Kies gewenste uitvoering
Prijsinformatie en bestellen
Rapporteer dit artikel
Je wilt melding doen van illegale inhoud over dit artikel:
- Ik wil melding doen als klant
- Ik wil melding doen als autoriteit of trusted flagger
- Ik wil melding doen als partner
- Ik wil melding doen als merkhouder
Geen klant, autoriteit, trusted flagger, merkhouder of partner? Gebruik dan onderstaande link om melding te doen.