02506nam 2200625 a 450 991095770360332120200520144314.0979-82-16-31611-41-283-09882-297866130988250-7391-3774-3(CKB)2670000000083867(EBL)689574(OCoLC)727963339(SSID)ssj0000521581(PQKBManifestationID)12209842(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000521581(PQKBWorkID)10522172(PQKB)11718879(Au-PeEL)EBL689574(CaPaEBR)ebr10468562(CaONFJC)MIL309882(MiAaPQ)EBC689574(EXLCZ)99267000000008386720110204d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe commercial church Black churches and the new religious marketplace in America /Mary HintonLanham, Md. Lexington Booksc20111 online resource (171 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7391-8615-9 0-7391-3772-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 AuthorThis 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.African American churchesBig churchesUnited StatesCapitalismReligious aspectsAfrican American churchesAfrican American churches.Big churchesCapitalismReligious aspectsAfrican American churches.280/.4089073Hinton Mary1970-1856206World Changers Church International (College Park, G .)MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910957703603321The commercial church4454866UNINA