Shattering the illusion
Subtitle: how African American Churches of Christ moved from segregation to independence
By: Wes Crawford
Publisher: Abilene Christian University Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Abilene, TX
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9780891122289
Subjects: Race relations; Churches of Christ; African American churches; Church history; History; Christianity
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction -- Race and racism -- Racism and Christianity -- A brief outline -- -- 1.; title: Understanding Churches of Christ -- Denominational organization -- Churches of Christ journals -- Churches of Christ schools -- Churches of Christ lectureships -- -- 2.; title: Segregation -- White imposed segregation -- The life and ministry of Marshall Keeble -- -- 3.; title: Independence -- The foundation of independence -- African American independence -- White responses to the Civil Rights Movement -- A united effort: The race relations workshops -- -- 4.; title: The closing of Nashville Christian Institute -- Nashville Christian Institute: Concealing the secret -- The aftermath of NCI's closing -- -- 5. Greater separation coming -- African American Churches of Christ -- Denominational estrangement viewed through Biblical hermeneutics -- Clash of cultures; title: Epilogue.