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- catalog abstract ""Arriving on ships named Brotherhood and John the Baptist, slaves who had previously embraced tribal religions in their home countries faced the Christianity of their captors. Africans did not simply adopt the religion of the European colonists; they used the power, principles, and practices of Christianity to blaze a path to freedom and deliverance. In the process, the moral fabric of the nation was tested and took on a new texture and strength unique to America." "In the early to mid-twentieth century, black people used organized faith to meet, finance, and plan their struggle for freedom. The church was a living well of strength and comfort for black Americans; the one place where they maintained their public dignity. It was the black church that produced civil rights leaders from Martin Luther King Jr. to Malcolm X. And the white churches and synagogues provided key allies that were necessary to boost the Civil Rights movement to success." "Using archival and contemporary photography, historical research, and modern-day interviews, and featuring messages from some of today's foremost clergymen and women, This Far by Faith is the first in-depth treatment of this social history and a companion to a major public television series."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12220764.
- catalog contributor b12220765.
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description ""Arriving on ships named Brotherhood and John the Baptist, slaves who had previously embraced tribal religions in their home countries faced the Christianity of their captors. Africans did not simply adopt the religion of the European colonists; they used the power, principles, and practices of Christianity to blaze a path to freedom and deliverance. In the process, the moral fabric of the nation was tested and took on a new texture and strength unique to America." "In the early to mid-twentieth century, black people used organized faith to meet, finance, and plan their struggle for freedom. The church was a living well of strength and comfort for black Americans; the one place where they maintained their public dignity. It was the black church that produced civil rights leaders from Martin Luther King Jr. to Malcolm X. And the white churches and synagogues provided key allies that were necessary to boost the Civil Rights movement to success." "Using archival and contemporary photography, historical research, and modern-day interviews, and featuring messages from some of today's foremost clergymen and women, This Far by Faith is the first in-depth treatment of this social history and a companion to a major public television series."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-310) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction -- God has a hand in it -- Prince -- Speak to my heart -- God is a Negro -- Business of religion -- Saved, baptized and Holy Ghost filled -- Black gods of the city -- Prayers of the righteous -- Call to witness -- Black messiah -- Fishin' for religion.".
- catalog extent "326 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0060188634".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : W. Morrow,".
- catalog subject "200/.89/96073 21".
- catalog subject "African Americans History.".
- catalog subject "African Americans Religion.".
- catalog subject "BR563.N4 W513 2003".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction -- God has a hand in it -- Prince -- Speak to my heart -- God is a Negro -- Business of religion -- Saved, baptized and Holy Ghost filled -- Black gods of the city -- Prayers of the righteous -- Call to witness -- Black messiah -- Fishin' for religion.".
- catalog title "This far by faith : stories from the African American religious experience / Juan Williams and Quinton Dixie.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".