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Blacks and Whites in Christian America : how racial discrimination shapes religious convictions /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shelton, Jason E.
Other Authors: Emerson, Michael O., 1965-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2012]
Series:Religion and social transformation.
Subjects:
Faith.
Protestant churches > United States > Doctrines.
Black theology.
Race discrimination > United States.
Race discrimination > Religious aspects > Christianity.
African Americans > Religion.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Why do African Americans pray so often?
  • So rooted a past: slavery and African American Protestant religious tradition
  • The Apostles' creed: racial similarities in commitments to core Christian tenets
  • Learning and burning: racial differences in "academic" versus "experiential" models of Christianity
  • Religious convictions: everyday faith-based actions and beliefs
  • Shaded morality: not so Black and White
  • Far-reaching faith: evidence of an inclusive religious doctrine
  • Reconciling the race problem: identity politics and the gulf between Black and White Protestants.