A history of the Black Baptist Church : I don't feel no ways tired /
Croft, Wayne E.,
A history of the Black Baptist Church : I don't feel no ways tired / Wayne E. Croft ; afterword by J. Alfred Smith Sr. ; edited by Rhoda McKinney-Jones. - xviii, 146 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"The history of black people in the United States is a history of challenge and resilience, of suffering and solidarity, of injustice and prophetic resistance. It is a history steeped in the hope and strength that African Americans have derived from their faith in God and from the church that provided safety, community, consolation, and empowerment. In this new volume from pastor and scholar Rev. Dr. Wayne Croft, the history of the black Baptist church unfolds-from its theological roots in the Radical Reformation of Europe and North America, to the hush arbors and praise houses of slavery's invisible institution, to the evolution of distinctively black denominations. In a wonderfully readable narrative style, the author relates the development of diverse black Baptist associations and conventions, from the eighteenth century through the twentieth century's civil rights movement. Ideal for clergy and laity alike, the book highlights key leaders, theological concepts, historic events, and social concerns that influenced the growth of what we know today as the diverse black Baptist family of churches"--
9780817018177 0817018174
2020004928
African American Baptists--History.
African Americans--Religion--History.
African American churches--History.
United States--Church history.
Church history.
History.
BX6443 / .C76 2020
286.089/96073
A history of the Black Baptist Church : I don't feel no ways tired / Wayne E. Croft ; afterword by J. Alfred Smith Sr. ; edited by Rhoda McKinney-Jones. - xviii, 146 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"The history of black people in the United States is a history of challenge and resilience, of suffering and solidarity, of injustice and prophetic resistance. It is a history steeped in the hope and strength that African Americans have derived from their faith in God and from the church that provided safety, community, consolation, and empowerment. In this new volume from pastor and scholar Rev. Dr. Wayne Croft, the history of the black Baptist church unfolds-from its theological roots in the Radical Reformation of Europe and North America, to the hush arbors and praise houses of slavery's invisible institution, to the evolution of distinctively black denominations. In a wonderfully readable narrative style, the author relates the development of diverse black Baptist associations and conventions, from the eighteenth century through the twentieth century's civil rights movement. Ideal for clergy and laity alike, the book highlights key leaders, theological concepts, historic events, and social concerns that influenced the growth of what we know today as the diverse black Baptist family of churches"--
9780817018177 0817018174
2020004928
African American Baptists--History.
African Americans--Religion--History.
African American churches--History.
United States--Church history.
Church history.
History.
BX6443 / .C76 2020
286.089/96073