# Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope

African American Exercise Hope: Reading While Black by Esau McCaulley explores biblical interpretation through the tradition of Black churches. It considers how Scripture engages questions of ethnicity, protest, policing and slavery, pairing a personal perspective with scholarly discussion.

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## At a glance

- Approaches Scripture through the African American Black church tradition.
- Connects collective Black experience with biblical interpretation, while allowing Scripture to affirm, challenge or reshape community concerns.
- Discusses ethnicity, political protest, policing and slavery.

## Pros

- Combines personal perspective with scholarly biblical interpretation.
- Addresses specific social and theological questions, making its scope clearer than a general introduction to Bible reading.

## Specifications

### Publication details
- Publisher: IVP Academic
- Publication date: Sept. 1 2020
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 208 pages
- ISBN-10: 083085486X
- ISBN-13: 978-0830854868
### Dimensions and installation
- Dimensions: 15.24 x 1.78 x 22.86 cm
- Weight listed: 1.05 kg

## A good fit for

- Readers interested in African American biblical interpretation and Black church tradition.
- Book groups, students and church readers exploring Scripture in relation to justice, ethnicity, protest or policing.

## Less suited to

- Readers seeking a general Bible commentary or a primarily devotional guide, rather than a focused discussion of interpretation and social questions.

## Customer feedback

Customer feedback describes the book as insightful, educational, readable and eloquently written, while also calling it challenging. That combination may suit readers open to a focused theological argument and reflection on Black church interpretation. The supplied rating distribution is largely five- and four-star, but ratings alone do not explain individual readers’ reasons.
- Positive themes: Readers describe the content as informative and the writing as readable and eloquent.
- Positive themes: Feedback highlights the book’s premise and biblical content.
- Mixed feedback: Some readers find the material challenging.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is Reading While Black about?
Esau McCaulley discusses biblical interpretation from the Black church tradition and its engagement with issues including ethnicity, protest, policing and slavery.
### Who might find this book useful?
It may suit readers studying Black church tradition, biblical interpretation and how Scripture relates to community and justice concerns.
### How long is the book?
The listing gives a print length of 208 pages.

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