James Baldwin's Understanding of God: Overwhelming Desire and Joy - Paperback

by J. Young (Author)

This book focuses on Baldwin's experiences as a gifted black writer who fought valiantly against racism and wrote openly about homosexual relationships. Baldwin's God is a 'mysteriously impersonal' force he calls love- 'something . . . like a fire, like the wind, something which can change you.'

Author Biography

Josiah U. Young III is Professor of Systematic Theology at Wesley Theological Seminary. He is the author of many books and articles, all of which explore the connections among Africana Studies, Christian theology and the history and philosophy of religion. He is a graduate of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia and Union Theological Seminary in New York City.