Most who think about African American religion limit themselves to black churches, or perhaps to aspects of Islamic thought and practice. But a close look at th

Twenty years ago, Anthony Pinn‘s engrossing survey highlighted the rich diversity of black religious life in America, revealing expressions of an ever-changin

In Esotericism in African American Religious Experience: “There is a Mystery” ..., Stephen C. Finley, Margarita Simon Guillory, and Hugh R. Page, Jr. assemb

This is a 2nd edition of the 1985 anthology that examines the religious history of African Americans.

Black churches in America have long been recognized as the most independent, stable, and dominant institutions in black communities. In The Black Church in the