New day begun : African American churches and civic culture in post-civil rights America / edited by R. Drew Smith.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Smith, R. Drew, 1956-

Series:

e-Duke books scholarly collection.

Public influences of African American churches ; v. 1.

The public influences of African American churches ; v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American churches--History--20th century.

African American churches.

Christianity and politics--United States--History--20th century.

Christianity and politics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (324 p.)

Place of Publication:

Durham : Duke University Press, 2003.

Durham ; London : Duke University Press, [2003]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

This collection discusses African American churches' involvement in post-civil rights era political culture, with regard to faith-based services, black nationalism, evangelism, and community development.

Contents:

Introduction : black churches within a changing civic culture in America / R. Drew Smith

Revisiting the "all-comprehending institution" : historical reflections on the public roles of blck churches / Lewis Baldwin

What a fellowship : civil society, African American churches, and public life / Allison Calhoun-Brown

System confidence, congregational characteristics, and black church civic engagement / R. Drew Smith, Corwin Smidt

"To form a more perfect union" : African Americans and American civil religion / David Howard-Pitney.

Recognition, respectability, and loyalty : black churches and the quest for civility / Walter Earl Fluker

No respect of persons? Religion, churches, and gender issues in the African American community / Allison Calhoun-Brown

"Doing all the good we can" : the political witness of African American holiness and Pentecostal churches in the post-civil rights era / David D. Daniels

Blyden's ghost : African American christianity and racial republicanism / C.R.D. Halisi

Doing something in Jesus' name : black churches and community development corporations / Michael Leo Owens.

Faith-based initiatives and the Constitution : black churches, government, and social services delivery / David Ryden

On seducing the Samaritan : the problematic of government aid to faith-based groups / Samuel K. Roberts.

Notes:

Description based on print version record

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Digitalia, viewed December 1, 2023)

ISBN:

1-282-92077-4

9786612920776

0-8223-8479-5

OCLC:

776088068