The Bahá'í Faith and African American Studies : Perspectives on Racial Justice

Bramson, Loni (EDT)/ Maparyan, Layli (EDT)

Lexington Books（2023/01発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 326 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781666900163
• DDC分類 297.93089960

Full Description

The Baha'i Faith and African American Studies: Perspectives on Racial Justice provides readers who may already have basic or even advanced familiarity with the struggle for racial justice in the United States with new material from a less well-known angle: that of members of the Baha'i Faith, for whom the pursuit of racial justice, healing, and harmony are central to their religious expression. Inside these pages, readers will find history, social scientific analysis, and personal memoir showcasing Black Baha'is as well as Baha'is from diverse backgrounds who are working to address America's "most challenging issue."

Contents

List of Figures
Introduction by Layli Maparyan
Chapter 1: The Spread of the Bahá'í Faith among African Americans, 1898-1925 by Richard Hollinger
Chapter 2: Reconsidering the Civil Rights Era by June Thomas
Chapter 3: How the Bahá'í Teachings on Racial Unity Influenced My Academic Focus on Race Relations in the United States by Richard W. Thomas
Chapter 4: The Ruhi Training Institute Program: One Method for Creating Racial Harmony by Loni Bramson
Chapter 5: Bahá'í Efforts to Transform Society: Using FACT Data to Measure Race Unity Activity by Michael McMullen
Chapter 6: Anti-Black Racism: A Bahá'í Response by Gwen Etter-Lewis
Conclusion by Layli Maparyan
Appendix
Index
About the Contributors