Elusive Dream The Power of Race in Interracial Churches

Name: Elusive Dream The Power of Race in Interracial Churches
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ISBN: 9780195314243

ISBN-10: 0195314247

ISBN-13: 9780195314243

Edition: 2008

Authors: Korie L. Edwards

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It is communion Sunday at a mixed-race church. A black pastor and white head elder stand before the sanctuary as lay leaders pass out the host. An African-American woman sings a gospel song as a woman of Asian descent plays the piano. Then a black woman in the congregation throws her hands up and yells, over and over, "Thank you Lawd!" A few other African-Americans in the pews say "Amen," while white parishioners sit stone-faced. The befuddled white head elder reads aloud from the Bible, his soft voice drowned out by the shouts of praise. Even in this proudly interracial church, America's racial divide is a constant presence. In The Elusive Dream, Korie L. Edwards presents the surprising…

Book details

List price: $58.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/27/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Size: 6.38" wide x 9.61" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 1.276
Language: English



Introduction



Decently and in Order: Congregational Worship



Bringing Race to the Center: Extrareligious Activities



Spiritual Affirmative Action: Leadership Structure and Characteristics



Racial Identity: Material for Cross-Racial Bridging?



Why Do They Come?



Reproducing White Hegemony


Conclusion: The Elusive Dream



Research Methods



National Congregations Study Variables and Operationalizations



Tables



Interview Guides


Notes


Bibliography


Index