Saints in exile : the Holiness-Pentecostal experience in African American religion and culture /

"Saints in Exile studies, from an insider's perspective, the worship practices and social ethics of the African American family of Holiness, Pentecostal, and Apostolic churches known collectively as the Sanctified Church. Cheryl Sanders identifies the theme of exile, both as an idea and an...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sanders, Cheryl Jeanne
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.
Series:Religion in America series (Oxford University Press)
Subjects:
Church of God (Anderson, Ind.)
1900-1999
African American Holiness church members.
African American Pentecostals.
Protestantism.
Protestantism
Membres des Holiness churches noirs américains.
Pentecôtistes noirs américains.
Protestantisme.
RELIGION > Messianic Judaism.
Pinksterbeweging.
Charismatische bewegingen.
Religieuze ervaring.
United States > Church history > 20th century.
États-Unis > Histoire religieuse > 20e siècle.
United States.
Pentecostal churches
United States
Church history.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : "In the world, but not of it"
  • The sanctified churches and church reform : confronting the barriers of race, sex, and class
  • Refuge and reconciliation in a Holiness congregation
  • "In the beauty of holiness" : ethics and aesthetics in the worship of the saints
  • Singing the Lord's song in a strange land : gospel music and popular culture in the United States
  • Resistance, rebellion, and reform : the collegiate gospel choir and the black clergy caucus
  • Black intellectuals and storefront religion in the age of black consciousness
  • The church in exile : vital signs outside the mainstream
  • Conclusion : exile and homecoming.

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