Deep River and The Negro Spiritual Speaks of Life and Death
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Deep River and The Negro Spiritual Speaks of Life and Death is a theological and spiritual reflection by Howard Thurman that explores the profound religious, historical, and existential meanings embedded in African American spirituals.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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religious reflection ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| analyzesWork | "Deep River" (spiritual) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Howard Thurman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| exploresTheme |
God’s presence in suffering
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community and solidarity ⓘ eschatological hope ⓘ human dignity ⓘ inner freedom ⓘ meaning of death ⓘ meaning of life ⓘ transcendence of historical oppression ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
death and immortality in spirituals
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existential meanings of spirituals ⓘ faith under oppression ⓘ historical meanings of spirituals ⓘ hope amid suffering ⓘ inner life of enslaved Africans in America ⓘ religious meanings of spirituals ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian theology
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religious studies ⓘ spiritual reflection ⓘ |
| hasForm |
essay collection
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sermon-like meditations ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers interested in African American spirituality
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pastors and religious leaders ⓘ students of religion ⓘ theologians ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African American religious experience
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African American spirituals NERFINISHED ⓘ Christian spirituality ⓘ Negro spirituals ⓘ existential meaning ⓘ freedom and bondage ⓘ life and death ⓘ suffering and hope ⓘ theology of liberation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Jesus and the Disinherited
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Meditations of the Heart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective |
African American Christianity
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Protestant ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| theologicalPerspective |
liberation theology precursor
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mystical theology ⓘ |
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