The labor of faith : gender and power in Black Apostolic Pentecostalism /

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Judith Casselberry examines the material and spiritual labor of the women of a Black Pentecostal church in Harlem, showing how their work keeps the church running while providing them with a spiritual authority that allows them to exercise power in the male-led church.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Casselberry, Judith, 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2017.
Subjects:
Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith.
African American Pentecostals.
African American women in church work.
African American women > Religious life.
African American churches > New York (State) > New York.
Pentecôtistes noirs américains.
Noires américaines dans la pastorale.
Noires américaines > Vie religieuse.
Églises noires américaines > New York (État) > New York.
RELIGION > Christianity > Denominations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
African American churches.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Religious life and customs.
New York (State) > New York.
New York (State) > New York > Harlem.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The instruments of faith
  • Church building
  • Church sustaining
  • Women's work
  • Harvesting souls for Christ
  • The beauty of holiness.

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