{"product_id":"the-black-church-in-america-african-american-christian-spirtuality-hardback-9781405118910","title":"The Black Church in America; African American Christian Spirtuality (Hardback) 9781405118910","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Black Church in America\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAfrican American Christian Spirtuality\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Michael Battle's book is a wise and bold treatment of the most complex phenomenon in Afro-American life: The Black Church. We need to listen to his words.\" \u003cbr\u003e –Cornel West, Princeton University\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichael Battle (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405118910, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 14 June 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e252 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.2 x 16.3 x 2 cm, 0.539 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This work is a good contribution to the other books that are in the field of African American spirituality.\" (\u003ci\u003eExpository Times\u003c\/i\u003e, December 2008)\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\"The key to understanding Battle's fine study of the black church is found in his background as an African American Episcopal priest. His major thesis is that a strong sense of community pervades African American spirituality, which comes from communal African religious traditions and the survival needs of enslaved Africans in a hostile American environment. Although Battle's treatment of the historical material is not new, his emphasis on the communal worship and spirituality of African American Christianity is an important theological direction. Deeply influenced by the theology of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who ordained him, Battle (Virginia Theological Seminary) argues that the communal spirituality of African Americans should be inclusive, eventually \"inviting others to be black.\" He pushes this theme of community and reconciliation with a chapter that elaborates on Martin Luther King Jr.'s vision of \"the Beloved Community,\" indicating that the black church can be the fulfillment of that view. He concludes the study with two challenges: a \"Churchless Black Church\" and a \"Womanless Black Church.\" The book includes a historical time line and a bibliography. \u003cb\u003eSumming Up:\u003c\/b\u003e Recommended. Advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and specialists in the field.\" (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The African American churches need less absolutizing in order to undertake their great task of addressing the still rampant inequality and structural racism that criminalizes so many of their young males and reduces others to passivity. A radical gospel is needed more than ever, and it is to be hoped that this book will stimulate research to galvanize the churches into reflective action.\" (\u003ci\u003eTheological Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An intriguing attempt at building a case for an African American Spirituality that is communal and relational in nature.\" (\u003ci\u003eExpository Times\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book gives readers a broad understanding of the Black Church in America and a sense of its uniqueness in the wider world. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the history of the Black Church in America, its African roots, beliefs, practices, politics, and contemporary moral dilemmas\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArgues that in the Black Church, individual and communal destiny are bound together\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe author is a Priest in the Episcopal Church and teaches spirituality and Black Church studies at Duke University.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements. \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: An Amphibious Worldview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Emergence of What is African.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfrican Warnings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is African?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. The Particularity of African American Spirituality.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. The Black Church in the Shadow of Slavery.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Scourge of Slavery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Survival of Africanism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Emergence of Black Denominations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Communal Worship.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Controversy of Emotionalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Spiritual Song” and the Emergence of Black Denominations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfrican Methodist Episcopal Zion Church.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristian Methodist Episcopal Church.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfrican American Baptists Churches.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNational Baptist Convention, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfrican American Pentecostalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlack Worship.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Inviting Others to Be Black.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfrican vs. Black: Dialectic Tension.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJames Cone and Desmond Tutu.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfrican and Black: Communal Synthesis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. The Black Church as the Beloved Community.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKing’s View: Prophecy and Nonviolence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfrican American Responses to King.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKing’s Dream of the Beloved Community.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunal Antithesis for King.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Embodying African American Spirituality.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Churchless Black Church.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Womanless Black Church.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Full Embodiment of the Black Church.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline of the Black Church.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWebsites for Historic Black Denominations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Religion \u0026amp; beliefs [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religion \u0026amp; beliefs\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religion%20\u0026amp;%20beliefs%20%5BHR%5D%22\"\u003eHR\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52437754020120,"sku":"9781405118910","price":92.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405118910.jpg?v=1784938138","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-black-church-in-america-african-american-christian-spirtuality-hardback-9781405118910","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}