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... judgment are central ideas in the black spirituals , according to Mays . Heaven is the home of the faithful which God has prepared outside of history for his righteous servants . It is the place of the " great camp meet- ing in the ...
... judgment are central ideas in the black spirituals , according to Mays . Heaven is the home of the faithful which God has prepared outside of history for his righteous servants . It is the place of the " great camp meet- ing in the ...
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... judgment of God was insep- arable from his righteousness . God's judgment was the unveil- ing of his righteousness in history . It was God delivering the poor and needy from the injustice of the rich and strong . In this sense , the ...
... judgment of God was insep- arable from his righteousness . God's judgment was the unveil- ing of his righteousness in history . It was God delivering the poor and needy from the injustice of the rich and strong . In this sense , the ...
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... judgment . For them judgment will be the time when Christ comes to judge the living and the dead . The righteous will be received into the heavenly kingdom amid rejoicing and shouting . The wicked will be punished in hell . Then they'll ...
... judgment . For them judgment will be the time when Christ comes to judge the living and the dead . The righteous will be received into the heavenly kingdom amid rejoicing and shouting . The wicked will be punished in hell . Then they'll ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
The Black Spirituals and Black Experience | 20 |
God and Jesus Christ in the Black Spirituals | 34 |
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