Analysis Of Red Hook Summer - 1654 Words

In reflecting upon the images of the Black Church and the Black religious experience as seen within the film Red Hook Summer, I find the institutions of pastor, religious frenzy, and negro spiritual music as described by Dubois within the Of the Faith of the Fathers reading. These institutions (as portrayed within this film) serve as vehicles for the more nuanced messages of tradition and lived experience. This film governs a discourse on Black religion within these spaces—(tradition) institutional normality and the complex ever-blossoming lived experience of the Black worshiper. What the Church is, has been, and must be in relation to the contemporary realities of Black folk is at the heart of Red Hook Summer. More than the state of the†¦show more content†¦No more prevalent example of this paradigm were the perceptions of G-d seen through the eyes of Sister Sweet Mother Darling, Deacon Zee, and Box. These three perceptions are distinctly different, but ultimate ly speak to the contextual nature of Black theology—rooting worship, adoration, and discipleship within the notion a (conscious) living G-d. The first perception explored is the image G-d adored through the lens of Sister Sweet and Mother Darling. At first glance, these women appear different in life style and theology—different churches, different abilities, and different approaches to discipleship. But upon further examination, one discovers the same paradigm at work. Both have lost children to AIDS. Both have committed themselves to a praxis centered theology to process their loss. Mother Darling is street missionary and Sister Sweet is a disabled woman confined to a wheel that feeds the birds and attends to the needs of the Little piece of Heaven Church. Both have found peace in their personalized work for the Lord. Their G-d is a â€Å"shelter in a time of storm.† The second perception is the image of G-d as seen through Deacon Zee. This G-d is one of salva tion and complacence for Deacon Zee. The â€Å"White Jesus† he prayed to for his assistance in finding his copy of the Wall Street Journal—a nuanced symbol for prosperity. This G-d speaks to the corporate nature and element ofShow MoreRelatedEssay on To Autumn4303 Words   |  18 Pagesevents that are used to construct the composite picture of autumn. Most of these references are to topographical, vegetative, and animal phenomena , although in the second stanza products of human art are mentioned: e.g. granary floor, furrow, hook, cyder-press. the kinds of perceptivity evoked to describe these things are mainly visual, auditory and tactile/somatic. 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