“This book is relevant for theologians, pastors, and musicians from different ethnicities and ecclesial traditions and could provide the basis for a common dialogue. I recommend it highly.”
—C. Michael Hawn, Interpretation
“This captivating study of the Spirituals enables Asante Todd to offer brilliant interpretations of Black religion and public theology in America. Todd deploys theology, theomusicology, ethics, and history to innovatively reposition, repurpose, and renew African American studies. This is an important book in religious thought and practice, bearing witness to new insights on the cultural logic of sovereignty and presenting a sophisticated perspective on political theory that social ethicists cannot afford to ignore.”
—Nimi Wariboko, Walter G. Muelder Professor of Social Ethics and director of the African Studies Center, Boston University
“In The Golden Band, Asante Todd has accomplished a remarkable feat: a fresh, multilayered theological treatment of the Spirituals, attentive to their logic of sovereignty that other interpretations have underemphasized. Splendidly researched, the book engages a wide range of conversation partners: Western political ethics, African traditional religions, Black and Womanist theology, contemporary political theology, and the Spirituals themselves. The result is the emergence of a perceptive new voice in theology and ethics as a whole.”
—David H. Jensen, Clarence N. and Betty B. Frierson Distinguished Chair of Reformed Theology, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
