Blacks and Whites in Christian America How Racial Discrimination Shapes Religious Convictions

Name: Blacks and Whites in Christian America How Racial Discrimination Shapes Religious Convictions
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ISBN: 9780814722763

ISBN-10: 0814722768

ISBN-13: 9780814722763

Edition: 2012

Authors: Jason E. Shelton, Michael Oluf Emerson

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Conventional wisdom holds that Christians, as members of a “universal” religion, all believe more or less the same things when it comes to their faith. Yet black and white Christians differ in significant ways, from their frequency of praying or attending services to whether they regularly read the Bible or believe in Heaven or Hell. In this engaging and accessible sociological study of white and black Christian beliefs, Jason E. Shelton and Michael O. Emerson push beyond establishing that there are racial differences in belief and practice among members of American Protestantism to explore why those differences exist. Drawing on the most comprehensive and systematic empirical analysis of…

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List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: New York University Press
Publication date: 10/8/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 290
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

Jason E. Shelton is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Texas at Arlington. Dr. Shelton's articles have appeared in Social Science Quarterly, Du Bois Review, Sociological Perspectives, Journal of African American Studies , and other respected publications.



Preface: Religion and Race



Why Do African Americans Pray So Often?



So Rooted a Past: Slavery and African American Protestant Religious Tradition



The Apostles' Creed: Racial Similarities in Commitments to Core Christian Tenets



Learning and Burning: Racial Differences in "Academic" versus "Experiential" Models of Christianity



Religious Convictions: Everyday Faith-Based Actions and Beliefs



Shaded Morality: Not So Black and White



Far-Reaching Faith: Evidence of an Inclusive Religious Doctrine



Reconciling the Race Problem: Identity Politics and the Gulf between Black and White Protestants


Epilogue: The Race Problem and Beloved Community



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About the Authors