Peter J. Paris is Elmer G. Homrighausen Professor of Social Ethics at Princeton Theological Seminary.
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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