Embodiment and the New Shape of Black Theological Thought

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Embodiment and the New Shape of Black Theological Thought Public Religion and Urban Transformation: Faith in the City Edited by Lowell W. Livezey Down by the Riverside: Readings in African American Religion Edited by Larry G. Murphy New York Glory: Religions in the City Edited by Tony Carnes and Anna Karpathakis Religion and the Creation of Race and Ethnicity: An Introduction Edited by Craig R. Prentiss God in Chinatown: Religion and Survival in New York’s Evolving Immigrant Community Kenneth J. Guest Creole Religions of the Caribbean: An Introduction from Vodou and Satería to Obeah and Espiritismo Margarite Fernández Olmos and Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert The History of the Riverside Church in the City of New York Peter J. Paris, John Wesley Cook, James Hadnut-Beumler, Lawrence H. Mamiya, Leonora Tubbs Tisdale, and Judith Weisenfeld Foreword by Martin E. Marty Righteous Content: Black Women’s Perspectives of Church and Faith Daphne C. Wiggins Beyond Christianity: African Americans in a New Thought Church Darnise C. Martin Deeper Shades of Purple: Womanism in Religion and Society Edited by Stacey M. Floyd-Thomas Daddy Grace: A Celebrity Preacher and His House of Prayer Marie W. Dallam The Methodist Unification: Christianity and the Politics of Race in the Jim Crow Era Morris L. Davis Watch This! The Ethics and Aesthetics of Black Televangelism Jonathan L. Walton American Muslim Women: Negotiating Race, Class, and Gender in the Ummah Jamillah Karim Embodiment and the New Shape of Black Theological Thought Anthony B. Pinn Religion, Race, and Ethnicity Series General Editor: Peter J. Paris Embodiment and the New Shape of Black Theological Thought Anthony B. Pinn a NEW YORK UNIVERSIT Y PRE SS New York and London NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS New York and London www.nyupress.org© 2010 by New York University All rights reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Pinn, Anthony B. Embodiment and the new shape of black theological thought / Anthony B. Pinn. p. cm. — (Religion, race, and ethnicity) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978–0–8147–6774–0 (cl : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0–8147–6774–5 (cl : alk. paper) ISBN-13: 978–0–8147–6775–7 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0–8147–6775–3 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Human body—Religious aspects—Christianity. 2. Theological anthropology—Christianity. 3. Black theology. I. Title. BT702.P56   2010 230.089’96073—dc22     2009050059 New York University Press books are printed on acid-free paper, and their binding materials are chosen for strength and durability. We strive to use environmentally responsible suppliers and materials to the greatest extent possible in publishing our books. Manufactured in the United States of America c 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 p 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For My Students ...