Shoutin' in the Fire: An American Epistle is a semi-autobiographical book written by Danté Stewart and published by Convergent Books a subsidiary of Penguin Random House.[1]
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Author | Danté Stewart |
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Language | English |
Genre | Christian literature |
Published | 2021 |
Publisher | Convergent Books |
Publication place | United States of America |
Pages | 272 |
ISBN | 0-593-23963-6 |
OCLC | 1293223906 |
Website | www |
Background
editShoutin' in the Fire is Stewart's debut book.[2] The book's intended audience is black people and was not intended to be used as something that white people read to learn how to be antiracist.[3] The book is a semi-autobiographical work in which Stewart wrestles with being Black, Christian, and American.[4] Stewart and his book was influenced by James Baldwin.[5] Stewart also points to Renita J. Weems as a source of inspiration.[6] The book was published after the George Floyd protests.[7] Howard Schaap compares the beginning of the book to the 1895 poem titled "We Wear the Mask" by Paul Lawrence Dunbar.[8] Stewart describes growing up in a Pentecostal tradition.[9]
According to Geez Magazine, Stewart "animates a compelling, humble vulnerability voiced on practically every single page ... every page is an open invitation to double-down on faith."[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Shoutin' in the Fire: A Conversation with Danté Stewart". Christians for Social Action. February 7, 2022. Archived from the original on March 26, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ Peterman, Amar D. (October 12, 2021). "Danté Stewart's Letter to America: Shoutin' in the Fire is a Testimony to Black Liberation and Love". The Christian Century. Christian Century Foundation. Archived from the original on March 26, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ Miller, Emily McFarlan (October 15, 2021). "Christian Writer Danté Stewart Seeks Revelation in Black Experience". Religion News Service. Archived from the original on March 26, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ Legoas, Miguel (October 12, 2021). "Author Danté Stewart Talks About 'Shoutin' in the Fire: An American Epistle'". The Augusta Chronicle. Gannett. Archived from the original on March 26, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ Jones, Jr., Robert (December 2, 2021). "A Year in Reading". The Millions. PWxyz. Archived from the original on March 26, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ Daniels, Josiah R. (October 8, 2021). "Danté Stewart Is Rekindling Black Theological Imagination". Sojourners. Archived from the original on March 26, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ Smith, C. Christopher (January 7, 2022). "Danté Stewart - Shoutin' in the Fire". Englewood Review of Books. Englewood Christian Church. Archived from the original on March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ Schaap, Howard (October 7, 2021). "The Prophetic and Black and Pentecostal Voice: A Review of Shoutin' in the Fire". In All Things. Dordt University. Archived from the original on March 26, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ Jaeger, John (October 1, 2021). "Shoutin' in the Fire: An American Epistle". Library Journal. Media Source Inc. Archived from the original on March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ Airey, Tommy, ed. (2022). "Book Review—Shoutin' in the Fire: An American Epistle". Geez. No. 64 (Spring ed.). Detroit, US: Geez Press. p. 54.