{"product_id":"sanctified-shackles-the-black-church-the-jesus-myth-and-the-illusion-of-liberation","title":"Sanctified Shackles: The Black Church, the Jesus Myth, and the Illusion of Liberation","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSanctified Shackles: The Black Church, the Jesus Myth, and the Illusion of Liberation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eby \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRicky L. Martin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor generations, the Black Church has been the heartbeat of our people—a place of music, hope, and survival. But what happens when the very faith that once sustained us becomes the chain that restrains us?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSanctified Shackles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, community leader and former minister \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRicky L. Martin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e takes readers on a fearless journey from the pulpit to the pyramids—from blind belief to conscious awakening. Drawing on years of ministry work, incarceration, homelessness, and personal transformation, Martin exposes how colonial Christianity shaped Black identity and continues to influence the way we see God, ourselves, and one another.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith deep respect for faith but a bold demand for truth, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSanctified Shackles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e explores:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe historical roots of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJesus myth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and its political function in controlling enslaved minds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow African spiritual systems were suppressed, rebranded, and repackaged as “salvation”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe psychology of religious trauma and why it persists across generations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePathways toward \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emental, spiritual, and economic liberation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e that transcend denominational divides\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor the Christian who dares to question.\u003cbr\u003eFor the conscious reader who seeks evidence, not emotion.\u003cbr\u003eFor every person ready to reclaim freedom of mind as a sacred right.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSanctified Shackles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is not an attack on faith—it’s a call to evolution. Because freedom of religion also means freedom from illusion, and the courage to think for yourself is the highest form of praise. 𓂀\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45914426474687,"sku":"add79724-f9d3-4182-b3e7-d96fb5b05040","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/7a24f131fe438879b9ecf19e6fdd8431.jpg?v=1785058041","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/sanctified-shackles-the-black-church-the-jesus-myth-and-the-illusion-of-liberation","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}