Mighty Like a River - The Black Church and Social Reform

Zusatztext "As a leading scholar of the black family, Billingsley has succeeded in integrating his analysis of black churches with family concerns. He has important data on the response of black churches to the crises of HIV/Aids and of black young men. This book is highly recommended for courses on black churches, families and community issues."--Lawrence H. Mamiya, Paschall Davis Professor of African Studies and Religion at Vassar College and co-author of The Black Church in the African American Experience Informationen zum Autor Andrew Billingsley, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Sociology, African American Studies, and the Institute for Families in Society at the University of South Carolina, is the author of six books of sociology, including Children of the Storm, Black Families in White America, and Climbing Jacob's Ladder: The Enduring Legacy of African American Families. Klappentext Throughout the history of the African American people there has been no stronger resource for overcoming adversity than the black church. From their role in leading a group of free Blacks to form a colony in Sierra Leone in the 1790s to helping ex-slaves after the Civil War, and from playing major roles in the Civil Rights Movement to offering community outreach programs in American cities today, black churches have been the focal point of social change in thiercommunities. Based on extensive research over several years, Mighty Like A River is the first comprehensive account of how black churches have helped shape American society. Zusammenfassung From leading a group of free blacks to form a colony in Sierra Leone in the 1790s, to modern community outreach programs, black churches have been the focal point of social change in their communities. This is a comprehensive account of how black churches have helped shape American society.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Billingsley, Andrew (Professor of Sociology Billingsley, Billingsley Andrew
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2003
• EAN: 9780195161793
• ISBN: 978-0-19-516179-3
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Christianity, History of Religion, Regional Studies, United States of America, USA, Regional / International studies, Church history, Black & Asian Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, Ethnic studies / Ethnicity