02912cam a2200601Ma 4500 ocn813004997 OCoLC 20200709055631.0 m d cr |n| 121014s2012 nyu ob 001 0 eng d YDXCP YDXCP OXF OCLCO N$T 0814722776 (electronic bk.) 9780814722770 (electronic bk.) 9780814722756 (cl : alk. paper) 081472275X (cl : alk. paper) 9780814722763 (pb : alk. paper) 0814722768 (pb : alk. paper) 9780814722787 (ebook) 0814722784 (ebook) (OCoLC)813004997 500251 (N$T) n-us--- BR563.N4 S49 2012 REL 053000 bisacsh 280/.408900973 23 N$TA Shelton, Jason E. Blacks and Whites in Christian America [electronic resource] : how racial discrimination shapes religious convictions / Jason E. Shelton and Michael O. Emerson. New York : New York University Press, c2012 1 online resource (xi, 279 p.) Religion and social transformation Includes bibliographical references and index. Why do African Americans pray so often? -- So rooted a past: slavery and African American Protestant religious tradition -- The Apostles' creed: racial similarities in commitments to core Christian tenets -- Learning and burning: racial differences in "academic" versus "experiential" models of Christianity -- Religious convictions: everyday faith-based actions and beliefs -- Shaded morality: not so Black and White -- Far-reaching faith: evidence of an inclusive religious doctrine -- Reconciling the race problem: identity politics and the gulf between Black and White Protestants. Description based on print version record. African Americans Religion. Race discrimination Religious aspects Christianity. Race discrimination United States. Black theology. Protestant churches United States Doctrines. Faith. RELIGION / Christianity / Protestant bisacsh Electronic books. Emerson, Michael O., 1965- Print version: 9780814722756 081472275X 9780814722763 0814722768 9780814722787 0814722784 0814722776 (DLC) 2012016651 Religion and social transformation. Ebook Library http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=865372 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=500251 YBP Library Services YANK 9799871 EBSCOhost EBSC 500251 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 51899 51899