Blacks and Whites in Christian America
Shelton, Jason E.
Blacks and Whites in Christian America how racial discrimination shapes religious convictions / [electronic resource] : Jason E. Shelton and Michael O. Emerson. - New York : New York University Press, c2012 - 1 online resource (xi, 279 p.) - Religion and social transformation . - Religion and social transformation. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Why do African Americans pray so often? -- So rooted a past: slavery and African American Protestant religious tradition -- The Apostles' creed: racial similarities in commitments to core Christian tenets -- Learning and burning: racial differences in "academic" versus "experiential" models of Christianity -- Religious convictions: everyday faith-based actions and beliefs -- Shaded morality: not so Black and White -- Far-reaching faith: evidence of an inclusive religious doctrine -- Reconciling the race problem: identity politics and the gulf between Black and White Protestants.
0814722776 (electronic bk.) 9780814722770 (electronic bk.)
African Americans--Religion.
Race discrimination--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Race discrimination--United States.
Black theology.
Protestant churches--Doctrines.--United States
Faith.
RELIGION / Christianity / Protestant
Electronic books.
BR563.N4 / S49 2012
280/.408900973
Blacks and Whites in Christian America how racial discrimination shapes religious convictions / [electronic resource] : Jason E. Shelton and Michael O. Emerson. - New York : New York University Press, c2012 - 1 online resource (xi, 279 p.) - Religion and social transformation . - Religion and social transformation. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Why do African Americans pray so often? -- So rooted a past: slavery and African American Protestant religious tradition -- The Apostles' creed: racial similarities in commitments to core Christian tenets -- Learning and burning: racial differences in "academic" versus "experiential" models of Christianity -- Religious convictions: everyday faith-based actions and beliefs -- Shaded morality: not so Black and White -- Far-reaching faith: evidence of an inclusive religious doctrine -- Reconciling the race problem: identity politics and the gulf between Black and White Protestants.
0814722776 (electronic bk.) 9780814722770 (electronic bk.)
African Americans--Religion.
Race discrimination--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Race discrimination--United States.
Black theology.
Protestant churches--Doctrines.--United States
Faith.
RELIGION / Christianity / Protestant
Electronic books.
BR563.N4 / S49 2012
280/.408900973
