Black is a church Christianity and the contours of African American life /
From the earliest literary productions of the 18th century to the #BlackLivesMatter movement in the 21st century, religion - namely Protestant Christianity - has been encoded in black life in North America. 'Black is a Church' invites attention to the surprising alliances, peculiar perform...
| Main Author: | Sorett, Josef, |
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| Other Authors: | Oxford Scholarship Online. |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
2023.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource. |
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| Summary: |
From the earliest literary productions of the 18th century to the #BlackLivesMatter movement in the 21st century, religion - namely Protestant Christianity - has been encoded in black life in North America. 'Black is a Church' invites attention to the surprising alliances, peculiar performances, and at times contradictory ideas and complex institutions that shape the contours Black life in the United States. |
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| Item Description: |
Also issued in print: 2023. Includes bibliographical references and index. From the earliest literary productions of the 18th century to the #BlackLivesMatter movement in the 21st century, religion - namely Protestant Christianity - has been encoded in black life in North America. 'Black is a Church' invites attention to the surprising alliances, peculiar performances, and at times contradictory ideas and complex institutions that shape the contours Black life in the United States. Specialized. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource. |
| Audience: |
Specialized. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780190615161 |