Book Review of "There is a River" by Vincent Harding, 1982

1. West/Long review comments continued. 2. Review: There is a River, by Vincent Harding. Calvin Morris, reviewer. Audience response

Long, Charles
West, Cornel

1982

1980-1989

In this audio "There is a River" a book written by Vincent Harding is reviewed. Major motifs of the book are explored. There are also comments from Charles Long and Cornel West.

African American scholars
African Americans--Religion
Philosophy and religion

sound recording

audio/mpeg

audiotapes

Society for the Study of Black Religion Collection

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/fa:120

00:53:03

00:00:03 Audio begins with Charles Long speaking about the need for serious stories about African Americans.
00:02:45 Unidentified male raises issue about Harding writing the book.
00:09:43 Cornel West talks about the multiple roads Black intellectuals have to play and the demands on Black intellectuals.
00:18:51 An unidentified man ends the session.
00:22:07 Another unidentified man speaks about There is a River by Vincent Harding.
00:30:08 He talks about the metaphor of the river.
00:33:40 Gives major motifs in Vincent Hardings work (providence, violence and identity).
00:47:12 Talks about how he likes Hardings book but questions the use of the river as the central motif to explore Black history.
00:48:45 Questions and comments.
00:53:03 Audio ends.

Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

Georgia--Atlanta

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.120:0030

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