Painting the Gospel : Black Public Art and Religion in Chicago.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Visualizing Christ Our Redeemer, Man Our Brother -- Chapter 1. Painting the Gospel Blues: Race, Empathy, and Religion at Pilgrim Baptist Church -- Chapter 2 Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden: First Church of Deliverance and Its M -- Chapter 3 Black Liberation Theology, Black Power, and the Black Arts Movement at Trinity United Chu -- Chapter 4. Father Tolton's Soldiers: Black Imagery in Three Catholic Churches -- Chapter 5. Urban Street Faith: Murals, T-shirts, and Devout Graffiti -- Conclusion. Where the Black Christ Suffers and the Politics of Black Tragic Space in Chicago -- Appendix I. Tours and Maps -- 1. Church Murals, Mosaics, and Glass -- 2. Church Murals, Mosaics, and Glass (Further South) -- 3. William E. Scott's Bronzeville Murals -- 4. History of Loss and Black Tragic Spaces -- 5. History of Loss Sites (Further North) -- 6. Joseph Evans Jr., church painter -- Appendix II. Daily Scripture Emails from Saint Sabina -- Appendix III. Explanations for Scenes in Mural at Holy Angels Catholic Church -- Notes -- Index.

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