02563fam a22003494a 45000010008000000030006000080050017000140080041000310100017000720200015000890350020001040350023001240350017001470400027001640430012001910500024002030820022002271000020002492450116002692500012003852600034003972630009004313000037004405000020004775050342004975200475008395200493013145200313018076500033021206500032021537000028021853427892AUA.120191030144958.0020531s2003    nyuac         001 0 eng    a  2002071884  a0060188634  a(OCoLC)49976769  a(OCoLC)ocm49976769  a(NNC)3427892  aDLCcDLCdNNCdOrLoB-B  an-us---00aBR563.N4bW513 200300a200/.89/960732211 aWilliams, Juan.10aThis far by faith :bstories from the African-American religious experience /cJuan Williams and Quinton Dixie.  a1st ed.  aNew York :bW. Morrow,c2003.  a0301  a326 p. :bill., ports. ;c24 cm.  aIncludes index.00g1.t"God Has a Hand in It" -- g2.tThe Prince -- g3.tSpeak to My Heart -- g4.t"God Is a Negro" -- g5.tThe Business of Religion -- g6.t"Saved, Baptized and Holy Ghost Filled" -- g7.tBlack Gods of the City -- g8.tPrayers of the Righteous -- g9.tA Call to Witness -- g10.t"The Black Messiah" -- g11.tFishin' for Religion.1 a"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.".8 a"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.".8 a"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."--BOOK JACKET. 0aAfrican AmericansxReligion. 0aAfrican AmericansxHistory.1 aDixie, Quinton Hosford.