The tragic vision of African American religion

Many have used the term 'tragic' to refer to African American religious and cultural experience. After a studied meditation on and articulation of the 'tragic vision,' Johnson argues that African American Christian Consciousness is an expression of the tragic and a tragic expression of the Christian Faith.

• Acknowledgments p. ix
• Introduction: "Yet Do I Marvel!" p. 1
• 1 Seeing through the Dark: Elements of the Tragic Vision p. 13
• 2 Sparagmous, or "The Crucified" p. 41
• 3 A Look beneath the Souls of Black Folk p. 63
• 4 Deep Calls unto Deep: African American Christian Consciousness Pt. 1 p. 85
• 5 Life within the Veil: African American Christian Consciousness Pt. 2 p. 107
• 6 From Strength to Strength: Toward a Theology of African American Christian Consciousness p. 123
• Epilogue: The Fate of Dionysius or Everything Is Going to Be Alright p. 153
• Notes p. 163
• Bibliography p. 175
• Index p. 179