Hell Without Fires. Slavery, Christianity, and the Antebellum Spiritual Narrative, Paperback/Yolanda Pierce

Examines the spiritual and earthly results of conversion to Christianity for African-American antebellum writers. Using autobiographical narratives, the book shows how black writers transformed the earthly hell of slavery into a 'New Jerusalem', a place they could call home. Publisher: University Press of Florida Author(s): Yolanda Pierce Number of pages: 168 Collection: History of African-American Religions Publication date: 2021 Dimensions: 152 x 227 x 14 Cover type: Paperback / softback