African American Religion brings together in one forum the most important essays on the development of these traditions to provide an overview of the field.
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Grade 9 Up-This scholarly yet readable book explores religious freedom as a core element of American history and society. Raboteau traces the influences of black churches from Colonial times and slavery through emancipation, urban migration, the Civil Rights era, and the last half of the 20th century. He examines how the varied traditions of tribal practices, Christianity, and Islam have contributed to African-American culture and identity, especially in the struggle against racial bigotry. The extensive list for further reading and in-depth indexing exhibit the careful attention to detail that is reflected in this highly researched text. Well-captioned black-and-white photographs and reproductions appear throughout, along with sidebars that highlight important figures and ideas. A thorough look at a fascinating subject.
Janet Woodward, Garfield High School, Seattle, WA
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Janet Woodward, Garfield High School, Seattle, WA
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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This book, from the Religion in American Life series, covers a broader topic than its title suggests. It surveys the history of African Americans, emphasizing how events shaped beliefs and faith and helped form denominations, and how religion impacted movements and events. Beginning with the advent of Portuguese slave-raiding parties in the 1400s and ending with the Million Man March and comments on African American churches today, the book takes in an enormous range of history and presents it in a very readable, comprehensible fashion. Selections from historical sermons and speeches give voice to some of the people who shaped and mirrored movements. Black-and-white reproductions of engravings, documents, and photographs appear throughout the text; a glossary, a chronology, and a bibliography are appended. A fine addition to the series. Carolyn Phelan
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Albert J. Raboteau is American's foremost expert on the history of African American religion. In this text, "African-American Religion," which is part of the larger "Religion in American Life" series, Raboteau offers an engaging panorama of how religion (of all types, not just Christianity) impacted African Americans and how their religion impacted America.Reviewer: Bob Kellemen, Ph.D., is the author of Beyond the Suffering: Embracing the Legacy of African American Soul Care and Spiritual Direction , Soul Physicians, and Spiritual Friends.
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In the preface to his Souls of Black Folk, W. E. B. Du Bois made the modest claim that his purpose was "to sketch, in vague, uncertain outline, the spiritual world in which ten thousand thousand Americans live and strive." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
conversionist sects, black evangelicals, black religion, black clergymen, slave consciousness, slave music, conjure doctor, established sects, independent black churches, slave songs, voodoo doctor, community mothers, gospel blues, white discrimination, street revival Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, Martin Luther King, African Americans, African Methodist Episcopal, Father Divine, West African, Nation of Islam, Church of God, Elijah Muhammad, Oxford University Press, Civil War, American Negro, Richard Allen, Church Review, South Carolina, Franklin Frazier, Frederick Douglass, New England, North America, Black Muslims, University of Chicago Press, Eric Lincoln, Nat Turner, New Haven New!
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In the preface to his Souls of Black Folk, W. E. B. Du Bois made the modest claim that his purpose was "to sketch, in vague, uncertain outline, the spiritual world in which ten thousand thousand Americans live and strive." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
conversionist sects, black evangelicals, black religion, black clergymen, slave consciousness, slave music, conjure doctor, established sects, independent black churches, slave songs, voodoo doctor, community mothers, gospel blues, white discrimination, street revival Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, Martin Luther King, African Americans, African Methodist Episcopal, Father Divine, West African, Nation of Islam, Church of God, Elijah Muhammad, Oxford University Press, Civil War, American Negro, Richard Allen, Church Review, South Carolina, Franklin Frazier, Frederick Douglass, New England, North America, Black Muslims, University of Chicago Press, Eric Lincoln, Nat Turner, New Haven New!
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- The Souls of Black Folk (Modern Library) by W.E.B. Du Bois on 5 pages
- The Black Church in the African American Experience by C. Eric Lincoln on 4 pages
- Black Religion and Black Radicalism (C. Eric Lincoln Series on Black Religion) by Gayraud S. Wilmore on 4 pages
- Story of the Jubilee Singers: With Their Songs by J.B.T. Marsh on page 84, page 86, and page 87
- Black apostles at home and abroad: Afro-Americans and the Christian mission from the Revolution to Reconstruction on page 151, page 225, and Back Matter
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- Existentia Africana: Understanding Africana Existential Thought (Africana Thought) by Lewis R. Gordon on 7 pages
- Existentia Africana: Understanding Africana Existential Thought (Africana Thought) by Lewis R. Gordon on 6 pages
- The Bible in History: How the Texts Have Shaped the Times by David W. Kling on 4 pages
- Ring Out Freedom!: The Voice of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Making of the Civil Rights Movement by Fredrik Sunnemark on 4 pages
- Spiritual Interrogations by Katherine Clay Bassard on 4 pages
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