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The elusive dream : the power of race in interracial churches /

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'The Elusive Dream' demonstrates, through nuanced analysis and in-depth study, that interracial churches in fact help to perpetuate the very racial inequality they aim to abolish. The text raises provocative questions about the ongoing problem of race in the national culture.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Edwards, Korie L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
African Americans > Religion.
White people > United States > Religion.
African American public worship.
Public worship > United States.
Race relations > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Noirs américains > Religion.
Culte public noir américain.
Culte public > États-Unis.
Relations raciales > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
RELIGION > Christianity > History.
African American public worship
African Americans > Religion
Public worship
Race relations > Religious aspects > Christianity
White people > Religion
United States
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Decently and in order : congregational worship
  • Bringing race to the center : extrareligious activities
  • Spiritual affirmative action : leadership structure and characteristics
  • Racial identity : material for cross-racial bridging?
  • Why do they come?
  • Reproducing white hegemony
  • Conclusion : the elusive dream.