02691fam a22003854a 4500 16598 16598 3427892 AUA.1 20191030144958.0 020531s2003 nyuac 001 0 eng 2002071884 0060188634 (OCoLC)49976769 (OCoLC)ocm49976769 (NNC)3427892 DLC DLC NNC OrLoB-B n-us--- BR563.N4 W513 2003 200/.89/96073 21 Williams, Juan. This far by faith : stories from the African-American religious experience / Juan Williams and Quinton Dixie. 1st ed. New York : W. Morrow, 2003. 0301 326 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm. Includes index. 1. "God Has a Hand in It" -- 2. The Prince -- 3. Speak to My Heart -- 4. "God Is a Negro" -- 5. The Business of Religion -- 6. "Saved, Baptized and Holy Ghost Filled" -- 7. Black Gods of the City -- 8. Prayers of the Righteous -- 9. A Call to Witness -- 10. "The Black Messiah" -- 11. Fishin' for Religion. "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."--BOOK JACKET. African Americans Religion. African Americans History. Dixie, Quinton Hosford. TOC lcc DWBSLC BR 563.N4 W513 2003 0 0 lcc 0 0 DWBSLC AUA.1 AUA.1 SPEC 2016-10-10 Donation, Dr. Delbert Baker 25.00 AUA20009 BR 563 .N4 W513 2003 AUA20009 2016-10-10 00:00:00 25.00 2016-10-10 DWBSLC