The nineteenth century independent church movement as critique of an evangelical ethos

Norman S Johnson

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The nineteenth century independent church movement as critique of an evangelical ethos

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Norman S Johnson. The Nineteenth Century Independent Church Movement As Critique of an Evangelical Ethos. Claremont School of Theology. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/d7a99603-4990-4b43-ad7b-6c758d541b17?locale=en.

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N. S. Johnson. The nineteenth century independent church movement as critique of an evangelical ethos. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/d7a99603-4990-4b43-ad7b-6c758d541b17?locale=en

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Norman S Johnson. The Nineteenth Century Independent Church Movement As Critique of an Evangelical Ethos. Claremont School of Theology. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/d7a99603-4990-4b43-ad7b-6c758d541b17?locale=en.

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Norman S Johnson

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Abstract

This project is an analysis of the dissimilarities in African-American hermeneutics within the evangelical tradition. An examination of currents in nineteenth century American religious history and responses by African Americans reveals an intense effort at identity that is true to both the experience of being Christian and being African. The project develops the social context that gave rise to the independent African-American church, and focuses on the dissimilarities of African Americans in the areas of biblical identity and the conversion experience. The hermeneutical challenge is to recognize the ambiguity of the African-American church as a separatist institution justified in its existence in light of the pain of African-American communities. Though the independent church movement institutionalized an ambiguous relationship to the evangelical tradition, the independent churches were clear about the need for freedom. The contemporary issue is not justifying a separate institutional existence, but seeking a hermeneutic that is both Christian and is true to the African-American experience.

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