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Uncommon Faithfulness: The Black Catholic Experience
An engaging study of black catholics, their contributions to the Catholic church, and the challenges they face. <P><P> These essays describe the experience of black Catholics in this country since their arrival in North america in the sixteenth century ujtil the present day. The essays highlight t... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2009 -
American Prophets: Seven Religious Radicals and Their Struggle for Social and Political Justice
American Prophets sheds critical new light on the lives and thought of seven major prophetic figures in twentieth-century America whose social activism was motivated by a deeply felt compassion for those suffering injustice.In this compelling and provocative book, acclaimed religious scholar Albert ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Slave Religion: The "Invisible Institution" In The Antebellum South
Twenty-five years after its original publication, Slave Religion remains a classic in the study of African American history and religion. In a new chapter in this anniversary edition, author Albert J. Raboteau reflects upon the origins of the book, the reactions to it over the past twenty-five years... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2004 -
African-American Religion: Interpretive Essays in History and Culture
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.... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1997