Jonathan Chism
Biographic Data
| ID | 9200945 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jonathan Chism |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jonathan |
| FAMILY NAME | Chism |
| SIGNATURE | CHISM J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rice University |
| ORCID | 0009-0005-4590-4702 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
“Go On or Die”
Harriet Tubman’s life has attracted the attention of disability scholars because she suffered from a disability while serving on the Underground Railroad. In this paper, I utilize historical and ethical methods to grapple with an ethical quandary in a small portion of her narrative, particularly her authoritarian rule regarding shooting weakened fugitive slaves who considered returning to slavery. Was Tubman, a former slave who had been abused by…
“Stony Optic Defies”
Despite being healed from smallpox in 1903, William Seymour incurred scarring in his left eye and lived with monocular vision. He wore a glass eye that somewhat concealed his disability, and few photographs reveal his deformity. Pentecostal scholars have reflected deeply on Seymour’s race and class but have devoted little discussion to his disability. Seymour himself seemingly attributed his blindness to his own sin, but his theology assumed that…
Bishop Charles H. Mason in the Age of Jim Crow
The Oxford Handbook of Religious Conversion
Sociohistorical Approaches to African American Pentecostalism
“The Saints Go Marching”
Although black Pentecostal leaders are known for their emphasis on holiness and spiritual empowerment, they are not renowned for having led and spearheaded political protest struggles during the Civil Rights movement. In this paper I discuss black Pentecostals’ postures toward political protest struggles, and I analyze reasons why some black Pentecostals participated in the Civil Rights movement while others did not. My central argument is that c…
Never to Leave Us Alone
Black Fire
For Such a Time as This
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Never to Leave Us Alone
Black Fire
For Such a Time as This
“The Saints Go Marching”
Although black Pentecostal leaders are known for their emphasis on holiness and spiritual empowerment, they are not renowned for having led and spearheaded political protest struggles during the Civil Rights movement. In this paper I discuss black Pentecostals’ postures toward political protest struggles, and I analyze reasons why some black Pentecostals participated in the Civil Rights movement while others did not. My central argument is that c…
Sociohistorical Approaches to African American Pentecostalism
The Oxford Handbook of Religious Conversion
Bishop Charles H. Mason in the Age of Jim Crow
“Go On or Die”
Harriet Tubman’s life has attracted the attention of disability scholars because she suffered from a disability while serving on the Underground Railroad. In this paper, I utilize historical and ethical methods to grapple with an ethical quandary in a small portion of her narrative, particularly her authoritarian rule regarding shooting weakened fugitive slaves who considered returning to slavery. Was Tubman, a former slave who had been abused by…
“Stony Optic Defies”
Despite being healed from smallpox in 1903, William Seymour incurred scarring in his left eye and lived with monocular vision. He wore a glass eye that somewhat concealed his disability, and few photographs reveal his deformity. Pentecostal scholars have reflected deeply on Seymour’s race and class but have devoted little discussion to his disability. Seymour himself seemingly attributed his blindness to his own sin, but his theology assumed that…
History (6 works) · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies (6 works) · Citation (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Theology (4 works) · Art history (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works)