Encyclopedia of African American Religions
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- Author
- Murphy, Larry G., 1946-
- Melton, J. Gordon (John Gordon), 1942-
- Reviewer
- Jones, Elwood H. (Elwood Hugh), 1941-
- Material Type
- Book review
- Journal
- Journal of the Canadian Church Historical Society
- Date
- 1994 April
- Reviewer
- Jones, Elwood H. (Elwood Hugh), 1941-
- Material Type
- Book review
- Date
- 1994 April
- Volume
- 36
- Issue
- 1
- Page
- 93-94
- Notes
- "This impressive volume is both comprehensive and reliable. Three introductory essays probe the impact of religion, Martin Luther King and womanist theology on the African American community. The volume captures the diversity of experience and of religious traditions which touched African Americans; and of how other Americans came to understand and accept their importance" (p. 93). "[T]here is a rather useful chronology of African American religion ... At the end of the volume, the 'basic bibliography' is quite illuminating" (p. 93). "The heart of the book is the alphabetical entries on individuals, institutions and organizations that contributed to African American religion. The entries are written by well-informed scholars and are accompanied with very helpful bibliographies. The twentieth-century looms large in the selection, but the choices seem very representative and complete. This book is highly recommended for every library's reference section" (p. 94).
- Subjects
- African Americans - Religion - Encyclopedias - Book reviews
- African American churches - Encyclopedias - Book reviews
- United States - Religion - Encyclopedias - Book reviews
- Womanist theology - Encyclopedias - Book reviews
- Black theology - United States - Encyclopedias - Book reviews
- Location
- General Synod Archives