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.
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..
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.
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.
Dr.
In this new volume from pastor and scholar Rev.
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.
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
