LEADER 05533nam 2200889 a 450 001 9910818018503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8232-4958-1 010 $a0-8232-4959-X 010 $a0-8232-5261-2 010 $a0-8232-5062-8 024 7 $a10.1515/9780823249596 035 $a(CKB)2670000000275480 035 $a(EBL)3239766 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000756247 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11440222 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000756247 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10750895 035 $a(PQKB)10754907 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000124824 035 $a(OCoLC)822024946 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse19454 035 $a(DE-B1597)555063 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780823249596 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3239766 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10611582 035 $a(OCoLC)923763883 035 $a(OCoLC)960757937 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4704528 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL818197 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3239766 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1107662 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4704528 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000275480 100 $a20120628d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLive long and prosper $ehow black megachurches address HIV/AIDS and poverty in the age of prosperity theology /$fSandra L. Barnes 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cFordham University Press$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (256 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8232-4957-3 311 $a0-8232-4956-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [219]-235) and index. 327 $aIntroduction: the Black megachurch -- The calling and the corner -- Black megachurch theology: making the Word flesh! -- Black megachurches and HIV/AIDS: beliefs and behavior in unsettled times -- Poverty as a frame continuum -- Conclusion: the Black megachurch in the new millennium: responding to social problems. 330 $aThis pioneering new study of the Black megachurch phenomenon brings nuance and depth to the question, Are Black megachurches more focused on prosperity than on people?Black megachurches and their pastors are often accused of failing to use their considerable resources to help the poor; focusing on prosperity theology rather than on social justice; requiring excessive monetary and time commitments of members; and pilfering church coffers for the their personal use. The debate rages on aboutwhether these congregations are doing all they can to address specific challenges facing African American communities. Live Long and Prosper is a refreshing, innovative study that reaches beyond superficial understandings of the Black megachurch phenomenon in a piercing interrogation of how powerful megachurches address (or fail to address) two social crises in the Black community: HIV/AIDS andpoverty.Live Long and Prosper offers an intriguing examination of sixteen representative Black megachurches and explores some of their motivations and subsequent programmatic efforts in light of prosperity or ?health and wealth? theology. Professor Barnes makes the case that the Black megachurch is a complex, contemporary model of the historic Black church in response to globalism, consumerism, secularism, religious syncretism, and the realities of race. She contends that many of these megachurches hold unique characteristics of adaptability and innovation that position them well to tackle difficult social issues. Prosperity theology emphasizes two characteristics?physical health and economic wealth?as examples of godly living and faith. This book considers whether and how efforts to address HIV/AIDS (a ?health? issue) and poverty (a ?wealth? issue) are influenced by church and clergy profiles; theology, in general; and prosperity theology, in particular. Frame analysis informs this mixed-methodological study to compare and contrast experiences, theological beliefs, pastoral profiles, and programs.Live Long and Prosper is a must-read for general readers, academics, and students alike?indeed, anyone interested in the contemporary Black megachurch?s response to social problems and the link between theology and social action. It is at once a fascinating, readable narrative and a rich piece of scholarship complete withextensively documented endnotes, statistics, informative charts and tables, and an exhaustive bibliography. 606 $aAfrican Americans$xReligion 606 $aBig churches 606 $aAfrican American churches 606 $aBlack theology 606 $aPoverty$xReligious aspects$xChristianity 606 $aChurch work with the poor 606 $aAIDS (Disease)$xReligious aspects$xChristianity 606 $aChurch work with the sick 606 $aFaith movement (Hagin) 615 0$aAfrican Americans$xReligion. 615 0$aBig churches. 615 0$aAfrican American churches. 615 0$aBlack theology. 615 0$aPoverty$xReligious aspects$xChristianity. 615 0$aChurch work with the poor. 615 0$aAIDS (Disease)$xReligious aspects$xChristianity. 615 0$aChurch work with the sick. 615 0$aFaith movement (Hagin) 676 $a277.3/08308996073 700 $aBarnes$b Sandra L$01111403 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818018503321 996 $aLive long and prosper$94095837 997 $aUNINA