Format:
Online-Ressource (xii, 263 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0520233948
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0520233921
Series Statement:
George Gund Foundation Book in African American Studies
Content:
To be a black woman of faith in the American South is to understand and experience spirituality in a particular way. How this understanding expresses itself in everyday practices of faith is the subject of Between Sundays, an innovative work that takes readers beyond common misconceptions and narrow assumptions about black religion and into the actual complexities of African American women's spiritual lives. Gracefully combining narrative, interviews, and analysis, this book explores the personal, political, and spiritual commitments of a group of Baptist women whose experiences have been info
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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CONTENTS; PREFACE; FIRST SUNDAY: Introduction; REVIVAL: Strange Meetings; PROPHETIC ENGAGEMENT; MONDAY: "Of the Meaning of Progress"; TUESDAY: Gratitude and Empathy; REVIVAL: Reading Church History; WEDNESDAY: Righteous Discontent; REVIVAL: "Are We a Church or a Social Change Organization?"; PRIESTLY TRANSFORMATION; THURSDAY: Televangelism (and Shifting Discourses of Progress); REVIVAL: "Loosed Women"; FRIDAY: Financial Priorities; SATURDAY: Sexual Politics; SECOND SUNDAY: Conclusion; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780520233942
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Between Sundays : Black Women and Everyday Struggles of Faith
Language:
English
