{"product_id":"the-dreamer-and-the-dream-roger-a-sneed-9780814258064","title":"The Dreamer and the Dream: Afrofuturism and Black Religious Thought","description":"\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the American Academy of Religion's Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion, Constructive-Reflexive Studies\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Dreamer and the Dream: Afrofuturism and Black Religious Thought\u003c\/i\u003e, Roger A. Sneed illuminates the interplay of Black religious thought with science fiction narratives to present a bold case for Afrofuturism as an important channel for Black spirituality. In the process, he challenges the assumed primacy of the Black church as the arbiter of Black religious life. Incorporating analyses of Octavia Butler's\u003ci\u003e Parable \u003c\/i\u003ebooks, Janelle Mon疇's Afrofuturistic saga, \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e's Captain Benjamin Sisko, Marvel's \u003ci\u003eBlack Panther\u003c\/i\u003e, and Sun Ra and the Nation of Islam, Sneed demonstrates how Afrofuturism has contributed to Black visions of the future. He also investigates how Afrofuturism has influenced religious scholarship that looks to Black cultural production as a means of reimagining Blackness in the light of the sacred. The result is an expansive new look at the power of science fiction and Afrofuturism to center the diversity of Black spirituality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roger A. Sneed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814258069\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814258064\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ohio State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 5.91w x 0.55d","brand":"Roger A. Sneed","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044268011775,"sku":"9780814258064","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a536cb1c-a8f2-4cf8-8d48-6914b38ccefb.jpg?v=1684971873","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-dreamer-and-the-dream-roger-a-sneed-9780814258064","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}