Albert J. Raboteau
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Albert J. Raboteau (b. 1943) is an American author involved in African American religion. Before Raboteau was born, his father was killed by a white man that was never convicted of the crime.[citation needed] His mother moved from the South where she was a teacher, and moved to find a better place for her children.[citation needed] She remarried to an African American priest. Raboteau's stepfather taught him Latin and Greek starting at five years old, and also helped him focus on church and education. He was accepted into college at the age of sixteen.
In 1982 Raboteau was a visiting professor at Princeton University, but soon joined the staff. He is a specialist in American religious history. His teaching and research focused on African American religious movements and American Catholic history. Raboteau is a co-editor, a co-director and also an author. He chaired the Department of Religion (1987-1992) and also served as dean of the Graduate School (1992-1993). He received the Lifetime Service Award (Journey Award) in both 2005 and 2006. In 2005, he also received the special Achievement Award (Journey Award). He has subsequently converted to Eastern Orthodoxy.
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- Slave Religion: The Invisible Institution in the Antebellum South. New York: Oxford University Press, 1978. ISBN 0195024389.
- A Fire in the Bones: Reflections on African-American Religious History. Boston: Beacon Press, 1995. ISBN 0807009326.
- A Sorrowful Joy. New York: Paulist Press, 2002. ISBN 0809140934.
- Canaan Land: A Religious History of African Americans. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. ISBN 0195145852.
- African American Religion: Interpretive Essays in History and Culture. New York: Routledge, 1997. ISBN 0415914582. Co-edited with Timothy E. Fulop.
