{"product_id":"the-black-church-in-america-isbn-9781405118927","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 \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: An Amphibious Worldview xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Emergence of What is African 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfrican Warnings 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is African? 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Particularity of African American Spirituality 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 The Black Church in the Shadow of Slavery 43\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Scourge of Slavery 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Survival of Africanism 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Emergence of Black Denominations 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Communal Worship 66\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Controversy of Emotionalism 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Spiritual Song” and the Emergence of Black Denominations 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfrican Methodist Episcopal Zion Church 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristian Methodist Episcopal Church 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfrican American Baptists Churches 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNational Baptist Convention, USA 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfrican American Pentecostalism 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlack Worship 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Inviting Others to Be Black 98\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfrican vs. Black: Dialectic Tension 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJames Cone and Desmond Tutu 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfrican and Black: Communal Synthesis 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 The Black Church as the Beloved Community 127\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKing’s View: Prophecy and Nonviolence 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfrican American Responses to King 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKing’s Dream of the Beloved Community 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunal Antithesis for King 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Embodying African American Spirituality 163\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Churchless Black Church 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Womanless Black Church 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Full Embodiment of the Black Church 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline of the Black Church 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWebsites for Historic Black Denominations 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \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.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCornel West, Princeton University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c!--end--\u003e\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.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTheological Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\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.\"\u003cbr\u003e \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","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990168518885,"sku":"NP9781405118927","price":51.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405118927.jpg?v=1761786768","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-black-church-in-america-isbn-9781405118927","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}