By examining the minister who helped inspire the founding of the Harlem Unitarian Church Reverend Ethelred Brown, Floyd-Thomas offers a provocative examination of the religious and intellectual roots of Black humanist thought.

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JUAN M. FLOYD-THOMAS is Associate Professor of History, Texas Christian University, USA.

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Book Title: The Origins of Black Humanism in America
Book Subtitle: Reverend Ethelred Brown and the Unitarian Church
Authors: Juan M. Floyd-Thomas
Series Title: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230615823
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-60677-7Published: 17 November 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-37417-5Published: 17 November 2008
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-61582-3Published: 13 October 2008
Series ISSN: 2945-6975
Series E-ISSN: 2945-6983
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 268
Topics: African Culture, Religious Studies, general, History of Religion

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

Front Matter

Introduction

Poor Pilgrim of Sorrow: Rev. Ethelred Brown and the Roots of Black Humanism in Harlem

Building the Church of Tomorrow: Race, Religion, and Social Thought in the Harlem Unitarian Church

Against Principalities, Against Powers: Racial Uplift and Working-Class Radicalism in the Harlem Unitarian Church

In the Shadow of Egypt: Racial Consciousness and Pan-Caribbean Nationalism in the Harlem Unitarian Church

The Price We Pay: The Demise of the Harlem Unitarian Church

A Unique and Significant Religious Experiment: Rev. Ethelred Brown and the Legacy of Black Humanism

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