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Du Bois on Religion

Edited by Phil Zuckerman Ph.D.

W.E.B. Du Bois shaped 20th century America to an extent rivaled by few others. The first black to receive a Ph. D. from Harvard, he helped create the discipline of sociology and was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Martin Luther King, Jr. called Du Bois 'a gifted discoverer of social truths.' But until now little academic attention has been paid to his insights on religion or to how religious commitments shaped his views of race, rights and justice. Phil Zuckerman here gathers together Du Bois's writings on religion, and makes a compelling case for Du Bois to be recognized among the leading sociologists of religion. Du Bois on Religion includes selections from his well-known works such as The Souls of Black Folks to poems, prayers, stories and speeches less widely available. Brief, helpful introductions preface each of the twenty-six selections. Also, a general introduction traces Du Bois's move from church-attending Christian to relentless critic of religion and evaluates Du Bois's contributions to the study of religion. Du Bois on Religion is an important text for sociologists or for anyone interested in the history of race and religion in the United States.
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AltaMira Press
Pages: 224 • Trim: 6 x 9½
978-0-7425-0420-2 • Hardback • September 2000 • $138.00 • (£106.00)
978-0-7425-0421-9 • Paperback • September 2000 • $54.00 • (£42.00)
978-0-7591-1715-0 • eBook • September 2000 • $51.00 • (£39.00)
Subjects: History / Africa / General
Phil Zuckerman is also the author of Strife in the Sanctuary (AltaMira Press, 1999). He is currently a professor of sociology at Pitzer College.

Chapter 1 1. Introduction
Chapter 2 2. The Problem of Amusement
Chapter 3 3. The Philadelphia Negro
Chapter 4 4. Credo
Chapter 5 5. The Negro Chruch
Chapter 6 6. Of the Faith of the Fathers
Chapter 7 7. Of Alexander Crummel
Chapter 8 8.A Litany in Atlanta
Chapter 9 9. Religion in the South
Chapter 10 10. Jesus Christ in Georgia
Chapter 11 11. The Church and the Negro
Chapter 12 12. The Burden of Black Women
Chapter 13 13. Jesus Christ in Baltimore
Chapter 14 14. Easter
Chapter 15 15. The Negro Church
Chapter 16 16. The White Christ
Chapter 17 17. The Gospel According to Mary Brown
Chapter 18 18. The Second Coming
Chapter 19 19. The Prayers of God
Chapter 20 20. A Hymn to the Peoples
Chapter 21 21. Pontius Pilate
Chapter 22 22. The Gift of the Spirit
Chapter 23 23. The Color Line and the Church
Chapter 24 24. Will the Church Remove the Color Line?
Chapter 25 25. The Son of God
Chapter 26 26. Jacob and Esau
Chapter 27 27. The Negro Church and the Warsaw Ghetto
Zuckerman's work represents an important first step in recognizing the significant contributions Du Bois made in the study of religion—work equally important as his scholarly advances in the areas of sociology, education, journalism, civil rights, and politics....
— Yolanda Pierce


Nowhere is political activist W.E.B. DuBois's special gift for keen observation and biting social analysis more evident than in these 26 short essays, selections, and stories on black religion.....
— T.L. Lott


William Edward Burghardt Du Bois is considered one of the foremost sociologists on the African-American experience. In Du Bois on Religion, Phil Zuckerman reminds us that W.E.B. Du Bois was also an outstanding thinker and scholar in the sociology ofreligion.... As a result of Zuckerman's editorial skills, the reader sees a portrait of Du Bois as an outspoken activist against racism, classism, discrimination, and segregation found in white society as well as class- and sex-based segregations that often occurred in the African-American community.... Of particular strength is Zuckerman's ability to arrange excerpts of longer works and seldom-published pieces to support Du Bois's contention that the African-American church was as much a social institution as a spiritual one ('The Church and the Negro') and the fluidity of the sacred and the secular for African-Americans ('Souls of Black Folk').... The book succeeds both at presenting samples of Du Bois's scholarly studies and personal writings on the sociology of religion as well as capturing the gradual progression from Du Bois the optimistic, reverent, and somewhat naive proselyte to Du Bois the cynical, disillusioned agnostic... Zuckerman situates Du Bois with classical sociological greats such as D
— Sandra L. Barnes


This volume presents a collection of 26 works by W.E.B. DuBois (1868-1963) that establish his place in the sociology of religion & offer a new perspecive on the influence of religion on his ideas on race & social justice.
— K. Hyatt Stewart


This classroom-usable collection compiles major essays, addresses, poems, and personal writings by W.E.B. Du Bois about religious topics....a most useful compilation text.....
— Paul Harvey


Du Bois on Religion

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  • W.E.B. Du Bois shaped 20th century America to an extent rivaled by few others. The first black to receive a Ph. D. from Harvard, he helped create the discipline of sociology and was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Martin Luther King, Jr. called Du Bois 'a gifted discoverer of social truths.' But until now little academic attention has been paid to his insights on religion or to how religious commitments shaped his views of race, rights and justice. Phil Zuckerman here gathers together Du Bois's writings on religion, and makes a compelling case for Du Bois to be recognized among the leading sociologists of religion. Du Bois on Religion includes selections from his well-known works such as The Souls of Black Folks to poems, prayers, stories and speeches less widely available. Brief, helpful introductions preface each of the twenty-six selections. Also, a general introduction traces Du Bois's move from church-attending Christian to relentless critic of religion and evaluates Du Bois's contributions to the study of religion. Du Bois on Religion is an important text for sociologists or for anyone interested in the history of race and religion in the United States.
Details
Details
  • AltaMira Press
    Pages: 224 • Trim: 6 x 9½
    978-0-7425-0420-2 • Hardback • September 2000 • $138.00 • (£106.00)
    978-0-7425-0421-9 • Paperback • September 2000 • $54.00 • (£42.00)
    978-0-7591-1715-0 • eBook • September 2000 • $51.00 • (£39.00)
    Subjects: History / Africa / General
Author
Author
  • Phil Zuckerman is also the author of Strife in the Sanctuary (AltaMira Press, 1999). He is currently a professor of sociology at Pitzer College.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents

  • Chapter 1 1. Introduction
    Chapter 2 2. The Problem of Amusement
    Chapter 3 3. The Philadelphia Negro
    Chapter 4 4. Credo
    Chapter 5 5. The Negro Chruch
    Chapter 6 6. Of the Faith of the Fathers
    Chapter 7 7. Of Alexander Crummel
    Chapter 8 8.A Litany in Atlanta
    Chapter 9 9. Religion in the South
    Chapter 10 10. Jesus Christ in Georgia
    Chapter 11 11. The Church and the Negro
    Chapter 12 12. The Burden of Black Women
    Chapter 13 13. Jesus Christ in Baltimore
    Chapter 14 14. Easter
    Chapter 15 15. The Negro Church
    Chapter 16 16. The White Christ
    Chapter 17 17. The Gospel According to Mary Brown
    Chapter 18 18. The Second Coming
    Chapter 19 19. The Prayers of God
    Chapter 20 20. A Hymn to the Peoples
    Chapter 21 21. Pontius Pilate
    Chapter 22 22. The Gift of the Spirit
    Chapter 23 23. The Color Line and the Church
    Chapter 24 24. Will the Church Remove the Color Line?
    Chapter 25 25. The Son of God
    Chapter 26 26. Jacob and Esau
    Chapter 27 27. The Negro Church and the Warsaw Ghetto
Reviews
Reviews
  • Zuckerman's work represents an important first step in recognizing the significant contributions Du Bois made in the study of religion—work equally important as his scholarly advances in the areas of sociology, education, journalism, civil rights, and politics....
    — Yolanda Pierce


    Nowhere is political activist W.E.B. DuBois's special gift for keen observation and biting social analysis more evident than in these 26 short essays, selections, and stories on black religion.....
    — T.L. Lott


    William Edward Burghardt Du Bois is considered one of the foremost sociologists on the African-American experience. In Du Bois on Religion, Phil Zuckerman reminds us that W.E.B. Du Bois was also an outstanding thinker and scholar in the sociology ofreligion.... As a result of Zuckerman's editorial skills, the reader sees a portrait of Du Bois as an outspoken activist against racism, classism, discrimination, and segregation found in white society as well as class- and sex-based segregations that often occurred in the African-American community.... Of particular strength is Zuckerman's ability to arrange excerpts of longer works and seldom-published pieces to support Du Bois's contention that the African-American church was as much a social institution as a spiritual one ('The Church and the Negro') and the fluidity of the sacred and the secular for African-Americans ('Souls of Black Folk').... The book succeeds both at presenting samples of Du Bois's scholarly studies and personal writings on the sociology of religion as well as capturing the gradual progression from Du Bois the optimistic, reverent, and somewhat naive proselyte to Du Bois the cynical, disillusioned agnostic... Zuckerman situates Du Bois with classical sociological greats such as D
    — Sandra L. Barnes


    This volume presents a collection of 26 works by W.E.B. DuBois (1868-1963) that establish his place in the sociology of religion & offer a new perspecive on the influence of religion on his ideas on race & social justice.
    — K. Hyatt Stewart


    This classroom-usable collection compiles major essays, addresses, poems, and personal writings by W.E.B. Du Bois about religious topics....a most useful compilation text.....
    — Paul Harvey


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