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Faith in the Hood / written, produced and directed by Paul Wagner.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Church work with the poor--Washington (D.C.).
- Church work with the poor.
- Church work with African Americans--Washington (D.C.).
- Church work with African Americans.
- Poor African Americans--Religious life--Washington (D.C.).
- Poor African Americans.
- Poor African Americans--Washington (D.C.)--Social conditions.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (56 min.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 2013.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- Southeast DC, the city's poorest region, has only one sit-down restaurant, but hundreds of churches. Faith in the Hood is a compelling portrait of the inner city, as seen through the prism of the spiritual life of its people. The film profiles five ministries: a street ministry for former convicts, a socially active storefront church, a powerful Afro-centric church, an evangelical camp for youth, and an Islamic school. With commentary from leading experts on African American faith, the film displays the richness of inner-city religion and its centrality as a defining aspect of black community life.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed November 23, 2015).
- Won 2012 Toronto COMMFEST Global Community Film Festival Making a Difference Award
- OCLC:
- 898079253
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