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This edited reader showcases classic studies on the Black Church and religion by a pioneer of American sociology. Utilizing statistical, ethnographic, literary, and historical data, W. E. B. Du Bois captured the vibrant role the Black Church played in the African American community at the turn of the twentieth century.
List of contents
W. E. B. Du Bois and the Sociological Study of the Black Church and Religion, 1897-1914: Editor's Introduction
Part 1: Articles and Book Chapters on the Black Church and Religion
1. The Problem of Amusement
2. Farmville, VA, the Negro Church and Social Class
3. The Negro Church in Philadelphia
4. The Development of a People
5. Religion in the South
6. The Negro in Literature and Art
Part 2: Poetry, Prayers, Editorials and Opinions Related to the Black Church and Religion
7. Credo, Litany at Atlanta and A Hymn to the People
8. Prayers for Dark People
9. Selected Editorials and Opinions on the Black Church and Religion from The Crisis
Part 3: Selections from The Souls of Black Folk
10. Of the Faith of the Fathers
11. Of Alexander Crummell
12. The Sorrow Songs
Part 4: Atlanta University Conference Studies Addressing the Black Church
13. The Negro Church and Social Betterment
14. Primitive Negro Religion and the Effect of Transplanting
15. Negro Laymen and the Church
16. Religious Beliefs and Practices among Atlanta's African American Public School Children
17. The Black Church in Atlanta, 1902 and 1912
18. The Black Church and Social Reform
About the author
Robert A. Wortham is associate dean of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences and professor of sociology at North Carolina Central University.
Summary
This edited reader showcases classic studies on the Black Church and religion by a pioneer of American sociology. Utilizing statistical, ethnographic, literary, and historical data, W. E. B. Du Bois captured the vibrant role the Black Church played in the African American community at the turn of the twentieth century.
