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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781589603321

Autore

Tucker-Worgs Tamelyn <1971->

Titolo

The Black megachurch [[electronic resource] ] : theology, gender, and the politics of public engagement / / Tamelyn N. Tucker-Worgs

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Waco, Tex., : Baylor University Press, c2011

ISBN

1-60258-423-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (277 p.)

Disciplina

277.3/08996073

Soggetti

African American churches

Big churches - United States

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

Introduction: Answering the knock at midnight -- "Get on board little children, there's room for many more" : the Black megachurch phenomenon -- Theological orientation as a motive to Black megachurch engagement -- "Progress not protest" : Black megachurches and communtiy development -- Dual gendered spheres and public engagement in Black megachurches : women carving out space to make a difference -- Conclusion: Black megachurches and Black politics in the twenty-first century.

Sommario/riassunto

A surprising assessment of the black megachurch's social impact