Beyond Christianity : : African Americans in a New Thought Church / / Darnise C. Martin.
Beyond Christianity draws on rich ethnographic work in a Religious Science church in Oakland, California, to illuminate the ways a group of African Americans has adapted a religion typically thought of as white to fit their needs and circumstances.This predominantly African American congregation is...
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Martin, Darnise C., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Beyond Christianity : African Americans in a New Thought Church / Darnise C. Martin. New York, NY : New York University Press, [2005] ©2005 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Religion, Race, and Ethnicity ; 12 Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 What Is Religious Science? -- 2 Historical Intersections and New Religious Adaptations -- 3 Westward Migration -- 4 East Bay Church of Religious Science in Perspective -- 5 Methodological Intersections and Conclusions -- 6 Implications for the Future -- Appendix -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Beyond Christianity draws on rich ethnographic work in a Religious Science church in Oakland, California, to illuminate the ways a group of African Americans has adapted a religion typically thought of as white to fit their needs and circumstances.This predominantly African American congregation is an anomalous phenomenon for both Religious Science and African American religious studies. It stands at the intersection of New Thought doctrine, characterized by personal empowerment teachings,and a culturally familiar liturgical style reminiscent of Black Pentecostals and Black Spiritualists. This group challenges oversimplified concepts of the Black church experience and broadens the concept of Black religion outside the boundaries of Christianity-raising questions about what it means to be an African American congregation, and about the nature of blackness itself. Beyond Christianity adds a new dimension to the scholarship on Black religion. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022) African Americans California Oakland Religion. RELIGION / Christianity / Christian Science. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013 9783110706444 print 9780814756935 https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479820696.001.0001 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781479820696 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781479820696/original |
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