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Mighty like a river : the black church and social reform /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Billingsley, Andrew
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Subjects:
African American churches.
Church and social problems > United States.
Églises noires américaines.
Église et problèmes sociaux > États-Unis.
United States.
Christian Life.
RELIGION.
History.
African American Studies.
Ethnic Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE.
African American churches
Church and social problems
United States
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Throughout the history of the African American people, the black church has proved their strongest resource when confronting adversity. This book charts the role of this church, from the founding of Sierra Leone in the 1790s, to the community outreach programmes of urban America today.
Item Description:Originally published: 1999.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 262 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199849512
019984951X
0195161793
9780195161793