Black Megachurch Theology, Gender, and the Politics of Public Engagement

Name: Black Megachurch Theology, Gender, and the Politics of Public Engagement
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ISBN: 9781602584228

ISBN-10: 1602584222

ISBN-13: 9781602584228

Edition: 2012

Authors: Tamelyn N. Tucker-Worgs

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An explosion of flourishing black megachurches has changed the landscape of American religious life. Boasting memberships into the tens of thousands and meeting within both adorned walls and refurbished warehouse buildings, these contemporary fruits of the Civil Rights Movement hold many of the resources necessary to address America's contemporary social disparities. After studying nearly 150 black megachurches, Tamelyn N Tucker-Worgs asks, How are these church communities engaging the public sphere? And, why are their approaches so varied? This book sets aside the broad assumptions usually applied to the study of black churches and analyses the three factors most necessary for social…

Book details

List price: $40.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Publication date: 8/30/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 275
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.902
Language: English

Tamelyn N. Tucker-Worgs is Associate Professor of Political Science and African American Studies at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland.