Mighty Like a River [electronic resource] : The Black Church and Social Reform
Billingsley, Andrew.
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2003.
Throughout the history of the African American people there has been no stronger resource for overcoming adversity than the black church. From its role in leading a group of free Blacks to form a colony in Sierra Leone in the 1790s to helping ex-slaves after the Civil War, and from playingmajor roles in the Civil Rights Movement to offering community outreach programs in American cities today, black churches have been the focal point of social change in their communities. Based on extensive research over several years, Mighty Like a River is the first comprehensive account of howblack churches
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Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I: EVOLUTION OF THE BLACK CHURCH AS AGENT OF SOCIAL REFORM; 1 The Storm Is Passing Over: The Black Church in Perspective; 2 If Tombstones Could Talk: The Evolution of the Black Church in Savannah; 3 General Sherman and the Black Church; 4 The Crisis of Emancipation and Reconstruction in Savannah; 5 Rev. Ralph Mark Gilbert and the Civil Rights Movement in Savannah; 6 First African Baptist Church, Richmond: Seedbed of Social Reform; PART II: THE CONTEMPORARY BLACK CHURCH REACHES OUT TO THE COMMUNITY; 7 New-Time Religion
8 The Black Church and the Male Youth Crisis9 The Black Church Confronts the HIV/AIDS Crisis; 10 A Tale of Two Cities: Black Churches in Denver and Atlanta; 11 Often Seen, Seldom Called: The Legacy of Jerena Lee; 12 Twelve Gates to the City; 13 Unashamedly Black and Unapologetically Christian; 14 One More River to Cross: The Black Church Faces the Future; Appendix A: Project Advisory Committee Members; Appendix B: Studying Contemporary Black Churches; Appendix C: Tables; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
Throughout the history of the African American people there has been no stronger resource for overcoming adversity than the black church. From its role in leading a group of free Blacks to form a colony in Sierra Leone in the 1790s to helping ex-slaves after the Civil War, and from playingmajor roles in the Civil Rights Movement to offering community outreach programs in American cities today, black churches have been the focal point of social change in their communities. Based on extensive research over several years, Mighty Like a River is the first comprehensive account of howblack churches
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
African American churches.
Church and social problems -- United States.
Electronic books. -- local.
Christianity
Religion
Philosophy & Religion