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Blacks and Whites in Christian America how racial discrimination shapes religious convictions

"This is a book about the religion of a people whose 'back is against the wall,' to quote Howard Thurmond, the African American theologian. Shelton and Emerson show how blacks, from slavery down to the present, have re-envisioned Christianity--a religion that once gave moral legitimacy to slavery--into a faith that has provided meaning, inspiration, and hope as they struggle to affirm their humanity and achieve racial justice." -Stephen Steinberg,Distinguished Professor of Urban Studies, Queens College

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  • ""In this engaging and accessible sociological study of white and black Christian beliefs, Jason E. Shelton and Michael O. Emerson explore why those differences exist. Drawing on the most comprehensive and systematic empirical analysis of African American religious actions and beliefs to date, they delineate five building blocks of black protestant faith which have emerged from the particular dynamics of American race relations. Shelton and Emerson find that America's history of racial oppression has had a deep and fundamental effect on the religious beliefs and practices of blacks and whites across America." Back Cover."
  • ""This is a book about the religion of a people whose 'back is against the wall,' to quote Howard Thurmond, the African American theologian. Shelton and Emerson show how blacks, from slavery down to the present, have re-envisioned Christianity--a religion that once gave moral legitimacy to slavery--into a faith that has provided meaning, inspiration, and hope as they struggle to affirm their humanity and achieve racial justice." -Stephen Steinberg,Distinguished Professor of Urban Studies, Queens College"@en

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  • "Blacks and Whites in Christian America : how racial discrimination shapes religious convictions"

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