African Methodist Episcopal Church - A History

This book examines the long history of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and its intersection with abolitionism, the Civil War and Reconstruction, two world wars, the civil rights movement, women's empowerment, and the denomination's increased global presence.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Richard Allen and the rise of African Methodism in the Atlantic World, 1760-1831; 2. The freedom church, 1831-1861; 3. 'Welcomed and ransomed', 1861-1880; 4. A denomination in the diaspora, 1880-1916; 5. Into the second century; 6. Freedom now!; 7. Becoming a global church, 1976-2018; Epilogue.

About the author

Dennis Dickerson is James M. Lawson, Jr Professor of History at Vanderbilt University, Tennessee. A scholar of American labor history, the American civil rights movement, and African American religious history, he has received grants and fellowships from the American Academy in Berlin, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the American Council of Learned Societies, among others. He is the author of Out of the Crucible: Black Steelworkers in Western Pennsylvania, 1875-1980 (1986), African American Preachers and Politics: The Careys of Chicago (2010) and Militant Mediator: Whitney M. Young, Jr (1998), which was awarded the 1999 Distinguished Book from the National Conference of Black Political Scientists.

Summary

This book examines the long history of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and its intersection with abolitionism, the Civil War and Reconstruction, two world wars, the civil rights movement, women's empowerment, and the denomination's increased global presence.

Product details

• Authors: Dennis Dickerson, Dennis C (Vanderbilt University Dickerson, Dennis C. Dickerson, Dennis C. (Vanderbilt University Dickerson, Dickerson Dennis C.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9780521153966
• ISBN: 978-0-521-15396-6
• No. of pages: 614
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / History, 20th Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Religion - Church History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, RELIGION / Christianity / Methodist, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, c 1500 onwards to present day, History of Religion, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Religious groups: social & cultural aspects, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, Slavery and abolition of slavery, Social groups: religious groups and communities