African American Atheists and Political Liberation
, by Lackey, Michael- ISBN: 9780813033181 | 0813033187
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 4/28/2008
This study of atheist African American writers poses a substantive challenge to those who see atheism in despairing and nihilistic terms. Lackey argues that while most white atheists mourn the loss of faith, many black atheists-believing the "God-concept" spawns racism and oppression-consider the death of God a cause for personal and political hope.