Quinton H Dixie

The Courage to Hope: From Black Suffering to Human Redemption Quinton H Dixie

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-254) and index. Biographical Note: Quinton Hosford Dixie is assistant professor of Religious Studies at Indiana University. He lives in Bloomington, Indiana. Cornel West is Alphonse Fletcher, Jr., University Professor at Harvard University and author of many books, including "Race Matters." He lives in Boston, Massachusetts. Vincent Harding is author of many books, including "I've Known Rivers." He lives in Denver, Colorado. Publisher Marketing: The Courage to Hope is a collaborative theology built on African-American religious experience and American spiritual life. Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 10/11/1999 pg. 71 (EAN 9780807009536, Paperback) Booklist 10/15/1999 pg. 397 (EAN 9780807009536, Paperback) Library Journal 11/15/1999 pg. 73 (EAN 9780807009536, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  West, Cornel Educator and philosopher Dr. Cornel West is the Class of 1943 University Professor of Religion and African American Studies at Princeton University. Known as one of America's most gifted, provocative, and important public intellectuals, Dr. West has won numerous awards, including the American Book Award, and has received more than 20 honorary degrees. His best-selling book "Race Matters" (1993), which has sold over 400,000 copies, changed the course of America's dialogue on race, justice, and democracy; and his book "Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight Against Imperialism" (2004) was a # 11 "New York Times" bestseller. His writings, along with his frequent lectures, have brought him widespread attention and honors. Contributor Bio:  Washington, James Melvin Washington was professor of church history at Union Theological Seminary, New York. He died in 1997. Contributor Bio:  Dixie, Quinton Hosford Quinton Hosford Dixie is coauthor (with Peter Eisenstadt) ofVisions of a Better World: Howard Thurman's Pilgrimage to India and the Origins of African American Nonviolence and coeditor of Courage to Hope: From Black Suffering to Human Redemption.