Faithful Vision: Treatments of the Sacred, Spiritual, and Supernatural in Twentieth-Century African American Fiction"This is a marvelous and sustained discussion of 'faithful vision' and its significant influence on African American literature." -- American Literature |
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... says, “And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.” From one possible position, the point is not so much that it is important ...
... say that black people who are nonwriters deny this existence or importance even less frequently. The significance of the Bible is unstated but implied in what Mays says, and so is faithful vision as a larger, dominant aspect of the ...
... says with a “loud voice ... 'sleep on. Sleep on'”; Mamma “said ever so quietly, 'Hush your mouth'” (180). The voices of Mamma and Angela symbolize the broadness of hoodoo-motivated faithful vision as shown through the characters and ...
... did not have Wright's freedom to express himself as a writer. As critics generally say, he only learned about black culture from the stories his parents told him and not from experience as Wright 17 african american faithful belief.
... say dat [you used to pray to God but will not any longer]. Maybe we don't un'erstan' [God's plan, apparently]'” (145). “Her faith still hung by a slender thread, but his had given way in that moment.” Berry seems to have his faith ...
Contents
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03 Critiquing Christian Belief | 77 |
04 Rejecting God and Redefining Faith | 118 |
05 Reshaping and Radicalizing Faith | 156 |
Fiction Life and Faitful Vision | 197 |
Notes | 205 |
Bibliography | 233 |
Index | 245 |
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