Will to Choose

The Origins of African American Methodism

AvGordon J. Melton

Inbunden, Engelska, 2007

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A Will to Choose traces the history of African-American Methodism beginning with their emergence in the fledgling American Methodist movement in the 1760s. Responding to Methodism's anti-slavery stance, African-Americans joined the new movement in large numbers and by the end of the eighteenth century, had made up the largest minority in the Methodist church, filling positions of authority as class leaders, exhorters, and preachers. Through the first half of the nineteenth century, African Americans used the resources of the church in their struggle for liberation from slavery and racism in the secular culture.

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Utgivningsdatum:2007-02-23
Mått:164 x 238 x 29 mm
Vikt:619 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:330
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780742552647

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Etnicitet inom Samhälle och politik

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J. Gordon Melton is the director of the Institute for the Study of American Religion in Santa Barbara, California. He is the author of more than twenty-five books, including the Encyclopedia of American Religions, American Religion: An Illustrated History, Encyclopedia of Protestantism, and the Encyclopedia of African American Religion.

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Melton has given us an excellent history of a heretofore scarcely-documented theme. It is light enough that it is hard to put down and deep enough to refer to again and again. This work will be a classic of American church history.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Anthony's LegacyChapter 3 African American Methodism's BeginningsChapter 4 Emerging Centers of Black Methodism: Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and WilmingtonChapter 5 Emerging Centers of Black Methodism: Philadelphia, New York City, and BrooklynChapter 6 African Methodism Away from the CitiesChapter 7 The Push into the SouthChapter 8 Women—the New Force in Church LifeChapter 9 Toward EmancipationChapter 10 Emancipation and Its Transitions