Believing that African American religious studies has reached a crossroads, Cornel West and Eddie Glaude seek, in this landmark anthology, to steer the discipli

Since slavery times African-American religious thinkers have struggled to answer this question: Is Christianity a source of liberation or a source of oppression

Since the first African American denomination was established in Philadelphia in 1818, churches have gone beyond their role as spiritual guides in African Ameri

This anthology provides a coherent, interdisciplinary theoretical base for students of African American religious studies and will assist in the design of progr

A great deal of attention has been given to the sociopolitical and theological importance of Black Religion. However, of less academic concern up to this point