Gary Dorrien is the Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of Social Ethics at Union Theological Seminary and Professor of Religion at Columbia University, both in New York.
Winner of the 2017 Grawemeyer Award in Religion given by the
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
"A magisterial treatment of a neglected stream of American
religious history presented by one of this generation’s premier
interpreters of modern religious thought performing at the top of
his game."—William Stacy Johnson, Princeton Theological Seminary
"This is classic Dorrien—beautifully written, cogent, and
moving. Ever the careful historian, ethicist, and astute
cultural critic, Dorrien has penned another must read book for
general readers and scholars alike."—Emilie M. Townes, Vanderbilt
Divinity School
"Gracefully written and carefully researched, Dorrien's The New
Abolition is an impressive recovery of W. E. B. Du Bois's
relationship to the black social gospel. Anyone seeking to
understand the historic contours of race, religion, and social
activism in thetwentieth century absolutely must read this
book."—Juan M. Floyd-Thomas, Vanderbilt University
"Gary Dorrien’s impressively researched and riveting account of W.
E. B. Du Bois and the black social gospel is the most comprehensive
treatment of an extremely crucial, yet woefully overlooked
dimension of black political history and the role of black churches
and religious thinkers within it. It changes our understanding of
the religious and political history of African Americans and
challenges churches and political institutions of today to reclaim
the mantle and of the prophetic, at times even radical, mission of
the black social gospel."—Obery M. Hendricks, Jr., Columbia
University
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