Publisher's Synopsis
This book gives readers a broad understanding of the Black Church in America and a sense of its uniqueness in the wider world.
- Explores the history of the Black Church in America, its African roots, beliefs, practices, politics, and contemporary moral dilemmas
- Argues that in the Black Church, individual and communal destiny are bound together
- The author is a Priest in the Episcopal Church and teaches spirituality and Black Church studies at Duke University.
