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A Theological Engagement With Douglass's 1845 Narrative
A. What did you find out about this journal? What kinds of works are published in this journal? How often is the journal published? What are the submission guidelines for prospective authors? The journal Race, Religion, And The Contradiction of Identity: A Theological Engagement with Douglass’s 1845 Narrative. It’s about the narrative of the life of Fredrick Douglass. The kind of works that are published in this journal is a theological engagement with Douglass’s 1845 Narrative. This journal was published about four times. There are seven steps for the submission guideline for prospective author. 1. Manuscripts should be submitted online at http://manuscriptcentral.com/moth. 2. Only articles that have not previously appeared or been submitted concurrently elsewhere will be considered for …show more content…
3a (summer 1987), pp 482-512. They are accurate because it takes about Douglass’s “black” voice and black” message inside of a “white” envelope. It’s talking about Antebellium slave Narrative compare to Fredrick Douglass slave Narrative.
G. What do you think are the strengths and weaknesses of the author’s argument(s)? The strength of the author’s argument is, “A central feature of Douglass’s battle over the symbolic construction of racial and national identity is the critique, ensconced within the Narrative of American religion” The weakness of the author’s argument is, “The famed northern abolitionist, William Lloyd Garrison, wrote the preface, which was meant, as John Sekora has remarked, to authenticate the Narrative by sealing Douglass’s “black” voice and “black” message inside of a “white” envelope” (Carter 20).
H. Did you find the article helpful in better understanding The Narrative and/or Douglass’ life (or his efforts as an abolitionist)? In what

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