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Come shouting to Zion : African American Protestantism in the American South and British Caribbean to 1830 /

"Come Shouting to Zion depicts religious transformation as a complex reciprocal movement involving black and white Christians. It highlights the role of African American preachers in the conversion process and demonstrates the extent to which African American women were responsible for developi...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Frey, Sylvia R., 1935-2021
Other Authors: Wood, Betty
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©1998.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Africa : the introduction of Christianity
  • The Americas : the survival of African religions
  • The Anglicans : early attempts at conversion
  • The first awakening : patterns of founding
  • The great revival : patterns of worship and the formation of cultural identity
  • Religious transformation : growth and separation
  • The religious community : religious values and family needs.