About the Author

Anthony B. Pinn is Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and Professor of Religious Studies at Rice University, where he also serves as the executive director of the Society for the Study of Black Religion. His books include Varieties of African-American Religious Experience, Why Lord?: Suffering and Evil in Black Theology, and By These Hands: A Documentary History of African-American Humanism (NYU Press, 2001).

Reviews

"By These Hands is an important collection showing the impact of humanism on African-American life and thought. I strongly recommend it." --, - James H. Cone, Briggs Distinguished Professor of Theology, Union Theological Seminary