African American Christian worship /
Melva Wilson Costen.
- Revised edition.
- xi, 144 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-138) and index.
Preface: A call to worship -- A theology of African American worship -- The African religious heritage -- Worship in the invisible institution -- Praise house worship -- Rituals, sacraments, and ordinances -- Origins and practices of African American denominations and congregations -- How music, preaching, and prayer shape contemporary African American -- Worship -- Worship as empowerment.