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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherColumbia University Press
ISBN-100231099800
ISBN-139780231099806
eBay Product ID (ePID)90263
Product Key Features
Number of Pages297 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameBlack Churches of Brooklyn
SubjectUnited States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), General, United States / General, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publication Year1994
TypeTextbook
AuthorClarence Taylor
Subject AreaReligion, Social Science, History
SeriesColumbia History of Urban Life Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.1 in
Item Weight24.1 Oz
Item Length0.9 in
Item Width0.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN94-005546
Reviews"This detailed history surveys a vital force within the Bedford-Stuyvesant community, showing how 19th-century black churches emulated the white mainstream. Pentecostalism became a major force in the early 20th century, and civil rights issues came to the fore." -- Library Journal, This detailed history surveys a vital force within the Bedford-Stuyvesant community, showing how 19th-century black churches emulated the white mainstream. Pentecostalism became a major force in the early 20th century, and civil rights issues came to the fore.
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition20
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal277.47/23/008996073
SynopsisThe black church has always played a vital role in urban black communities. Clarence Taylor examines the impact of this crucial institution on the city and its efforts to meet the arduous and sometimes devastating demands and sacrifices of urban living.