Xodus
Xodus: An African American Male Journey
- Author: Garth Baker-Fletcher
- Length: 198
- Edition: Paperback
- Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Information on Xodus from the publisher:
Written in a bold, inventive style, Xodus aims at a new, positive "reconstruction" of African American maleness in light of the black womanist movement, the men's movement, the recent vision of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr., and the theological sensibilities of Howard Thurman.
Description of Garth Baker-fletcher, author of Xodus:
Racial inequality and injustice are destroying black men's self-esteem. How can they be liberated from negative self-images? Referencing Martin Luther King, Howard Thurman, and Malcolm X, Baker-Fletcher's Xodus theology draws on womanist perspectives, "new male" literature, and visions of black leaders to reconstruct African American male identity and affirm new lifestyles. 198 pages, softcover from Fortress.