Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. A Surrogate World
Black Religious Scholarship
The Quest for Independence
The Black Christian Tradition as Prophetic Principle
Implications of the Principle for Morality, Religion, and Politics
2. Autonomy in Dilemma
The National Dilemma
The Ecclesiastical Dilemma
3. Moral Agency in Conflict
Person-Society Relationship
The Moral Realm
Education, Economics, Civil Rights
Moral Conflict
4. Political Wisdom in Deficiency
Freedom, Independence, and Racial Justice
The Lack of Political Wisdom
The Black Churches' Implied Sociology
The Black Churches and their Alliances
5. Embodiments of Communal Power
Independence as the Condition for Freedom
The Nature of Power in the Black Churches
Communal Power and Black Power
Conclusion
Appendixes
Bibliography
Index
