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Writing God's Obituary is a story of liberation and redemption but not of the customary kind. Writing with eloquence and authenticity, Anthony Pinn shares his journey of deliverance from traditional religious practice. . . . His is a story that will appeal to anyone who has struggled with questions of faith or navigated the complexities of race. --William F. Schulz, former president of the Unitarian Universalist Association A powerful story of a spiritual journey from a boy evangelical preacher to a brilliant, intellectual humanist. This is a much-needed challenge to the faith of black Christians and others, especially theologians. --James H. Cone, Charles A. Briggs Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology, Union Theological Seminary, and author of A Black Theology of Liberation Writing God's Obituary is a story of liberation and redemption but not of the customary kind. Writing with eloquence and authenticity, Anthony Pinn shares his journey of deliverance from traditional religious practice. . . . His is a story that will appeal to anyone who has struggled with questions of faith or navigated the complexities of race. --William F. Schulz, former president of the Unitarian Universalist Association A powerful story of a spiritual journey from a boy evangelical preacher to a brilliant, intellectual humanist. This is a much-needed challenge to the faith of black Christians and others, especially theologians. --James H. Cone, Charles A. Briggs Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology, Union Theological Seminary, and author of A Black Theology of Liberation Those studying theistic theology, and the older and more recent forms of atheism, will take great interest in this significant volume. It will also appeal to scholars concerned with problematizing the category of religion. -- Choice (reviewing The End of God-Talk ) This volume, from an esteemed religious historian, is an excellent resource for high school and college students studying African-American religion, American religions, and American studies. -- MultiCultural Review (reviewing The African American Religious Experience in America )

Writing God's Obituary is a story of liberation and redemption but not of the customary kind. Writing with eloquence and authenticity, Anthony Pinn shares his journey of deliverance from traditional religious practice. . . . His is a story that will appeal to anyone who has struggled with questions of faith or navigated the complexities of race. --William F. Schulz, former president of the Unitarian Universalist Association A powerful story of a spiritual journey from a boy evangelical preacher to a brilliant, intellectual humanist. This is a much-needed challenge to the faith of black Christians and others, especially theologians. --James H. Cone, Charles A. Briggs Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology, Union Theological Seminary, and author of A Black Theology of Liberation

Writing God's Obituary is a story of liberation and redemption but not of the customary kind. Writing with eloquence and authenticity, Anthony Pinn shares his journey of deliverance from traditional religious practice. . . . His is a story that will appeal to anyone who has struggled with questions of faith or navigated the complexities of race. --William F. Schulz, former president of the Unitarian Universalist Association A powerful story of a spiritual journey from a boy evangelical preacher to a brilliant, intellectual humanist. This is a much-needed challenge to the faith of black Christians and others, especially theologians. --James H. Cone, Charles A. Briggs Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology, Union Theological Seminary, and author of A Black Theology of Liberation

"""""Writing God's Obituary is a story of liberation and redemption but not of the customary kind. Writing with eloquence and authenticity, Anthony Pinn shares his journey of deliverance from traditional religious practice. . . . His is a story that will appeal to anyone who has struggled with questions of faith or navigated the complexities of race.""--William F. Schulz, former president of the Unitarian Universalist Association""A powerful story of a spiritual journey from a boy evangelical preacher to a brilliant, intellectual humanist. This is a much-needed challenge to the faith of black Christians and others, especially theologians.""--James H. Cone, Charles A. Briggs Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology, Union Theological Seminary, and author of A Black Theology of Liberation"

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Anthony B. Pinn (Houston, TX) is the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities, professor of religious studies, and founding director of the Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning at Rice University. He is the first African American full professor to hold an endowed chair in the history of Rice University. He is also director of research for the Institute for Humanist Studies and is a member of the Board of Directors for the American Humanist Association. He is the author or editor of twenty-eight books, most recently Introducing African American Religion, (Routledge, 2012) and The End of God-Talk- An African American Humanist Theology (Oxford University Press, 2012).

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