{"product_id":"the-black-church-in-america-isbn-9781405118910","title":"The Black Church in America","description":"This 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  Acknowledgements. \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  \"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 \u003cb\u003eMichael Battle\u003c\/b\u003e served as Assistant Professor of Spirituality and Black Church Studies at Duke University and Rector of St. Ambrose Episcopal Church in Raleigh, North Carolina before moving to Virginia Theological Seminary. He was also Vice Chairman of the board of the Ghandi Institute. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Church Enslaved: A Spirituality of Racial Reconciliation\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), \u003ci\u003eReconciliation in a Violent World\u003c\/i\u003e (2005) \u003ci\u003eBlessed are the Peacemakers: A Christian Spirituality of Nonviolence \u003c\/i\u003e(2004), \u003ci\u003eThe Wisdom of Desmond Tutu\u003c\/i\u003e (1999) and \u003ci\u003eReconciliation: The Ubuntu Theology of Desmond Tutu\u003c\/i\u003e (1997).  “I am, because we are; and since we are, therefore I am,” said Archbishop Desmond Tutu. This strong sense of community, argues author Michael Battle, is central to African American Christian spirituality. Exploring the history of the Black Church in America, its African roots, its beliefs, practices, politics, and moral dilemmas, he gives readers a broad understanding of African American Christian spirituality and a sense of its uniqueness in the wider world. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eMichael Battle is Vice President, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Theology at Virginia Theological Seminary . He has previously worked with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and served as an inner-city chaplain with Tony Campolo Ministries. Battle has travelled to Uganda and Kenya with Plowshares Institute, and was ordained in Cape Town, South Africa by Archbishop Desmond Tutu. He therefore has a strong affinity with the many forms of African American Christian spirituality.\u003c\/p\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","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990168420581,"sku":"NP9781405118910","price":121.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405118910.jpg?v=1761786767","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-black-church-in-america-isbn-9781405118910","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}