Title: The Black churches of Brooklyn /
Authors: Taylor, Clarence
Publisher: Columbia University Press,
Year: 1994
Subjects: African American churches New York (State) New York.; African Americans New York (State) New York Religion.; Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) Church history.
Abstract: The black church has always played a vital role in urban black communities. In this comprehensive and insightful history, Clarence Taylor examines the impact of this critical institution on city life and its efforts to provide support and leadership for urban African-American communities.
Contents: The formation and development of Brooklyn's Black churches from the nineteenth to the early twentieth centuries -- The rise of Black holiness-pentecostal culture in Brooklyn -- Brooklyn's Black churches and the growth of mass culture -- The failure to make things better: Brooklyn's Black ministers and the deterioration of Bedford-Stuyvesant -- The ministers' committee for job opportunities for Brooklyn and the downstate medical center campaign -- Driven by the spirit: African American women and the Black churches of Brooklyn.