Frederick Douglass

D. H. Dilbeck does a very fine job assessing and then discussing the importance of the black prophetic voice to this reformer and Christian activist." - Spirituality & Practice

"A superb account of one man's 50-year fight for human rights and freedom in America. Recommended for those interested in the U.S. Middle Period, Civil War, African American history, and all readers." - Library Journal, starred review

"Offers a religiously oriented study-not a conventional biography-of Frederick Douglass, emphasizing the pervasive importance of Christianity in his life and thought . . . Compact and attractively written." - Journal of American History

"Undertakes the difficult project of bringing coherence to the seldom related spiritual narratives, biblical language, and religious symbolism in Douglass' speeches and writings. . . . A significant contribution." - Journal of Church and State

"Although his early religious interests are usually missing from most accounts, in Frederick Douglass: America's Prophet Dilbeck insists that 'Douglass held fast to the Christian faith his entire adult life.'" - Claremont Review of Books

"Dilbeck has produced a religious biography that sheds light on the sacred sources of a well-known public career." - Choice

"In this concise biography, D.H. Dilbeck focuses on the development of Frederick Douglas's prophetic Christianity and its 'core theological convictions' as integral to his political activism." - Journal of the Civil War Era

"In America's Prophet, Dilbeck shows a more radical side of Douglass, who relied on the teachings of Christ to fight the immoral practices of slavery. . . . In looking at Douglass' life encounters with domestic and international clergy, Dilbeck vividly displays his frustration with their complicit reaction to the denial of blacks' civil and human rights. He shines a great light on another aspect of Douglass as one of America's prophets." - Reading Religion