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The Faith and Expectation of Slaves In his excellent book Slave Religion,Professor Albert J. Raboteau documents how the slaves frequently prayed for a deliverer.  Raboteau quotes Union Chaplain W. G. Kiphant on his work among freed slaves in Decatur Alabama.  “There is no Read More

“Well let this take away from my spins Which will probably take away from my ends Then I hope this take away from my sins And bring the day that I’m dreaming about…” -Kanye West, Jesus Walks Rapper and pop culture ‘phenom’ Kanye West is emerging as yet another Read More