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Swing low. Volume 1, An history of Black Christianity in the United States / Walter R. Strickland II.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Strickland, Walter R., II (Walter Robert), 1984- author.
- Series:
- Swing Low Set Series.
- Swing Low Set Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African Americans--Religion--History.
- African Americans.
- Religion and culture--United States--History.
- Religion and culture.
- African Americans--Social life and customs--History.
- African American churches--History.
- African American churches.
- African Americans--Religion.
- African Americans--Social life and customs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (301 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- History of Black Christianity in the United States
- Place of Publication:
- Westmont : InterVarsity Press, 2024.
- Summary:
- The dynamic witness of the Black church is an essential part of Christian history. In this groundbreaking two-volume work, Walter R. Strickland II presents a theological-intellectual history of African American Christianity. Volume 1, a narrative history, explores five theological anchors of Black Christianity from the 1600s to the present.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 A Transatlantic Faith
- 3 Deliverance in the Shadows
- 4 Faith Reclaimed
- 5 The Invisible Institution Becomes Visible
- 6 “Alpha and Omega of All Things”
- 7 A New Normal
- 8 Budding Theological Movements
- 9 The Road to the Civil Rights Movement
- Interlude: Theologizing Black Consciousness
- 10 Black Evangelical Identity
- 11 Black Evangelical Consciousness
- 12 Black Evangelical Diaspora
- 13 The Arrival of Black Liberation
- 14 Heirs of Black Liberation
- 15 Into the Twenty-First Century
- Notes
- General Index
- Scripture Index
- Swing Low, Volume 1: A History of Black Christianity in the United States
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- ISBN:
- 9781514004210
- OCLC:
- 1463071174
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