Turning the Prophetic into Civil Religion: Barack Obama's March 4, 2007 Sermon in Selma, Alabama
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Turning the Prophetic into Civil Religion: Barack Obama's March 4, 2007 Sermon in Selma, Alabama
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Turning the Prophetic into Civil Religion: Barack Obama's March 4, 2007 Sermon in Selma, Alabama

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This essay analyzes Barack Obama’s March 4, 2007 sermon in Selma, Alabama that helped to position his candidacy for president in relationship to the civil rights movement. I argue that Obama’s sermon helped to move black theology from its prophetic orientation to serve the model of radiant whiteness that black liberation theologian James Cone attributes to U.S. civil religion.

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Moyer, J. R. & Miller, C. R. & Fanning, S. N. & Kessler, M. M. & Graham, S. & Card, D. J., (2015) “Turning the Prophetic into Civil Religion: Barack Obama's March 4, 2007 Sermon in Selma, Alabama”, POROI 11(2): 4, 1-16. doi: https://doi.org/10.13008/2151-2957.1240

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Jason R Moyer (Malone University)
Carolyn R. Miller (North Carolina State University)
Shannon N Fanning (Iowa State University)
Molly M Kessler (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
S. Scott Graham (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
Daniel J. Card (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)

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Pages 1-16
Article No. 4

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Published 2015-12-18

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