African American Religious Experience in America

Name: African American Religious Experience in America
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ISBN: 9780313325854

ISBN-10: 0313325855

ISBN-13: 9780313325854

Edition: 2005

Authors: Anthony B. Pinn

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Most who think about African American religion limit themselves to black churches, or perhaps to aspects of Islamic thought and practice. But a close look at the religious landscape of African American communities presents a much more complex, thick, and layered religious reality comprising many competing faiths and practices. The African American Religious Experience in America provides readers with an introduction to the tremendous religious diversity of African American communities in the United States, with "snapshots" of 11 religious traditions practiced by African Americans--from Buddhism to Catholicism, from Judaism to Voodoo. Each snapshot provides readers a better understanding of…

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List price: $83.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication date: 11/30/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 376
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.88" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English



Series Foreword



Acknowledgments


A Note on Language


Introduction



Historical Context of the African American Religious Experience



Development of the African American Religious Experience



Black Spiritual Churches



Buddhism



Humanism



Judaism



Nation of Islam



Protestant Churches



The Roman Catholic Church



Santeria



Sunni Islam



Voodoo


Timeline


Glossary


Biographies



Responsibilities for the Christianization of Enslaved Africans



Herbie Hancock's Approach



The Benefits of the End of Slavery



The Role of Women in the Episcopal Church



Racial Problems of the Catholic Church



Funds for African Americans



Negative Consequences of Slavery on the Christian Faith



The Nature and Purpose of Black Humanism


Selected Bibliography


Index