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Subject(s)

• Humanism, Religious [Browse]
• Humanism—United States [Browse]
• African Americans—Religion [Browse]
• Religious biography—United States [Browse]
• Pinn, Anthony B. [Browse]

Summary note

A distinguished scholar of African-American humanism and religious history shares his unusual journey from minister to atheist after being convinced that a secular approach to life offers the best hope of solving humanity's problems. --Publisher's description.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographcal references (pages 229-231) and indexes.

Contents

• Always on death's doorstep
• Nuns and books
• Church is in walking distance
• Doc' in the pulpit
• Church politics
• Can you say, "Bob Jones"?
• New York, New York!
• Wait for the next train
• They don't really train preachers
• The church across from the park
• Godless
• Thinking my thoughts, you don't have to agree
• Minnesota, not so nice
• Enter the UUA
• Don't mess with Texas
• Whose humanism?
• Staking a claim.

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ISBN

• 9781616148430 (pbk.)
• 1616148438 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^2013036313

OCLC

842880704

RCP

H - S

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