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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459609203321

Autore

Hinton Mary <1970->

Titolo

The commercial church [[electronic resource] ] : Black churches and the new religious marketplace in America / / Mary Hinton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2011

ISBN

1-283-09882-2

9786613098825

0-7391-3774-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (171 p.)

Disciplina

280/.4089073

Soggetti

African American churches

Big churches - United States

Capitalism - Religious aspects - African American churches

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 The Evolution of the Black Church; 3 The Emergence of the Mega Church; 4 Decoding the Mega Church; 5 Theology in the Mega Church; 6 Religious Education in the Mega Church; 7 The Commercial Church; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides an accessible exploration of religious education and theology in the historic black church. The book then looks at two mega churches to determine their ecclesial structure and whether they are continuing the legacy and what the implications of their breach is for the US religious landscape.