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The Black Church in America: African American Christian Spirtuality
Michael Battle
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Description for The Black Church in America: African American Christian Spirtuality
Hardcover. This book gives readers a broad understanding of the Black Church in America and a sense of its uniqueness in the wider world. Series: Religious Life in America. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 540.
This book gives readers a broad understanding of the Black Church in America and a sense of its uniqueness in the wider world.
This book gives readers a broad understanding of the Black Church in America and a sense of its uniqueness in the wider world.
- Explores the history of the Black Church in America, its African roots, beliefs, practices, politics, and contemporary moral dilemmas
- Argues that in the Black Church, individual and communal destiny are bound together
- The author is a Priest in the Episcopal Church and teaches spirituality and Black Church studies at Duke University.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Religious Life in America
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405118910
SKU
V9781405118910
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Ref
99-50
About Michael Battle
Michael Battle served as Assistant Professor of Spirituality and Black Church Studies at Duke University and Rector of St. Ambrose Episcopal Church in Raleigh, North Carolina before moving to Virginia Theological Seminary. He was also Vice Chairman of the board of the Ghandi Institute. He is the author of The Church Enslaved: A Spirituality of Racial Reconciliation (2005), Reconciliation in ... Read more
Reviews for The Black Church in America: African American Christian Spirtuality
"This work is a good contribution to the other books that are in the field of African American spirituality." (Expository Times, December 2008) "The key to understanding Battle's fine study of the black church is found in his background as an African American Episcopal priest. His major thesis is that a strong sense of community pervades African ... Read more