Beyond Christianity : African Americans in a New Thought Church /

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"This book draws on ethnographic work in a Religious Science church in Oakland, California, to illuminate the ways in which a group of African Americans has adapted a religion typically thought of as white to fit their needs and circumstances."--BOOK JACKET.

Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Martin, Darnise C.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : New York University Press, 2005.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
East Bay Church of Religious Science (Oakland, Calif.)
Religion.
African Americans > Religion.
African Americans > California > Oakland > Religion.
Oakland <Calif.>
Schwarze.
California > Oakland.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 1. What is religious science?
  • 2. Historical intersections and new religious adaptations
  • 3. Westward migration : African American communities in the San Francisco Bay area
  • 4. East Bay Church of Religious Science in perspective
  • 5. Methodological intersections and conclusions
  • 6. Implications for the future.

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