Pulpit & politics
Subtitle: separation of church & state in the Black church
By: Marvin A. McMickle ; foreword by Rev. Dr. W. Wilson Goode Sr
Edition: First [edition].
Publisher: Judson Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Valley Forge. PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780817017514
Subjects: Doctrines; Church and state; African American clergy; Christian leadership; African American preaching; Baptists; Political aspects; African American Baptists
Other titles: Pulpit and politics
Description: What is the history of political activism of the African American church? What are the dos and don'ts of churches and clergy being involved in the political process? Why is it important that African American churches and clergy continue political activism in the future? In Pulpit & Politics, best-selling author Marvin A. McMickle provides the answers to these questions and sends a clarion call to present and future generations of African American clergy to reassert themselves in the political process that shapes the social and economic environment of their communities. (Back cover).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-216).
Table of contents: title: The preacher/politician: A model of clergy leadership; title: The evolution of religious liberty and the separation of church and state; title: The rise and the role of the black preacher/politician; title: The black church and political activism.