Black Methodists in America : a success story of a model minority group / Paul Fuller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fuller, Paul, 1948- d author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American Methodists--History.

African American Methodists.

Methodist Church--United States--History.

Methodist Church.

Methodists--United States.

Methodists.

United States--Church history.

United States.

African American churches.

Genre:

Church history

History

Physical Description:

v, 184 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits ; 23 cm

Edition:

Revised edition.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, MD : [Publish America], [2021]

Summary:

Within this revised edition is an interesting story of a minority group that achieved success within American society throughout the past two centuries. Black Methodists have contributed much to the United States, the African American community, and the rest of the world via their various outreach programs and fights for freedom. By internalizing the tenets of Methodism created by the great John Wesley, Black Methodists have demonstrated organization, commitment, and leadership essential to liberty and progress. The author believes that had most African Americans chosen Methodism, they would have made faster and longer-lasting progress that would have insured their survival within American society. (back cover)

Contents:

A brief history of Methodism

A brief history of the Black Church in America

The independent Black Church movement

African American contributors to Methodism

Black women in Methodism

Traditional American values held by Black Methodists

Black Methodists in the fight for freedom

Community development through outreach

Methodist outreach in Africa and the Caribbean

Contributions of Black Methodists to education

Attitudes and opinions from a selected number of Black Methodists

Outlooks and trends in Methodism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-172).

ISBN:

9798705279920

OCLC:

1249694352