Charles H. Long
Charles Houston Long (August 23, 1926 - February 12, 2020[1]) was an African-American cultural historian, religious studies scholar, and essayist in the areas of religion, theology, philosophy and studies of modernity.[1] He was a faculty member at the University of Chicago, UNC Chapel Hill, Syracuse University, Duke University, and the University of California Santa Barbara.[1]
Early life and education[]
Long was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. His father was Samuel Preston Long and his mother was and Diamond Geneva (Thompson) Long. He graduated from Dunbar Junior College in 1946, received a Bachelor of Divinity degree from the University Chicago in 1953 and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University Chicago in 1962. He was named Doctor of Humane Letters by Dickinson College in 1971.
Selected publications[]
- Long, Charles H. (2018). Charles H. Long (ed.). Ellipsis : The Collected Writings of Charles H. Long. Bloomsbury Publishing.
- Long, Charles H. (1999). Significations: Signs, Symbols, and Images in the Interpretation of Religion. Davies Group.
- Long, Charles H. (1983). Alpha: The Myths of Creation. Scholars Press.
- Long, Charles H. (1993). The Gift of Speech and the Travail of Language. University of Cape Town.
- Long, Charles H. (1980). The Study of Religion: Its Nature and Its Discourse. University of Colorado.
- Long, Charles H. (1985). Significations: Experiences and Images in Black American Religion. Seabury Press.
- Long, Charles H. (1982). Forward Year by Year: The Story of the Forward Movement. Forward Movement Publications.
- Long, Charles H. (1980). "The Liberation of the Chinese Church: a Memoir of the Revolution from a Missionary Point of View". Historical Magazine of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Vol. 49.
- Long, Charles H. (1974). Cargo cults as cultural historical phenomena.
References[]
- ^ a b c "HONORING DR. CHARLES H. LONG (1926-2020)". veteransofhope.org. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
Further reading[]
- Reid, Jennifer; Carrasco, David, eds. (2020). With This Root about My Person: Charles H. Long and New Directions in the Study of Religion. University of New Mexico Press.
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