In African American culture, the church is instrumental in establishing and maintaining social order. Professor Paris shows that a study of black church teachin

A revealing look at the identity and mission of the Black church What is the true nature and mission of the church? Is its proper Christian purpose to save soul

The instant New York Times bestseller and companion book to the PBS series. “Absolutely brilliant . . . A necessary and moving work.” —Eddie S. Glaude, Jr

Winner, 2022-2023 Virginia Ramey Mollenkott Award for chapter 5 "Everybody Knew He Was 'That Way': Chicago’s Clarence H. Cobbs, American Religion, and Sexuali

This book is a critique of the black church’s response to the injustice within its community; it specifically examines the author’s own church, it’s focal