Righteous content : Black women's perspectives of church and faith / Daphne C. Wiggins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wiggins, Daphne C.

Series:

Religion, Race, & Ethnicity

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American women--Religion.

African American women.

African American women--Religious life.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Enter most African American congregations and you are likely to see the century-old pattern of a predominantly female audience led by a male pastor. How do we explain the dedication of African American women to the church, particularly when the church's regard for women has been questioned?. Following in the footsteps of Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham's pathbreaking work, Righteous Discontent , Daphne Wiggins takes a contemporary look at the religiosity of black women. Her ethnographic work explores what is behind black women's intense loyalty to the church, bringing to the fore the voices of the

Contents:

Introduction: hearing from the sisters

We always went to church : women and religious socialization

Where somebody knows my name : the culture of the Black church

The fuel that keeps me going : practical and spiritual assistance

We went to the church for everything : the mission of the church

If it weren't for the women : female labor and leadership in the church

We're a part of the same culture : racial awareness and religion

The conclusion of the matter.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-225) and index.

ISBN:

0-8147-9508-0

1-4294-1498-7

OCLC:

779828429