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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/695390064 Title: The Black megachurch : theology, gender, and the politics of public engagement Author: Tamelyn Tucker-Worgs Publisher: Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, ©2011. ISBN/ISSN: 9781932792744 1932792740 9781602584228 1602584222 OCLC:695390064

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The Black megachurch : theology, gender, and the politics of public engagement

Author:	Tamelyn Tucker-Worgs
Publisher:	Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, ©2011.
Edition/Format:	Print book : Document Computer File : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	The Black Megachurch sets aside the broad assumptions usually applied to the study of Black churches and analyzes the three factors most necessary for social engagement--theological orientation, organization of community development initiatives, and gender-based spheres of labor and leadership. In doing so, Tucker-Worgs underscores the myriad ways in which black megachurches have responded to the changing social Read more...
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Subjects	African American churches. Big churches -- United States. Big churches. View all subjects
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Material Type:	Document
Document Type:	Book, Computer File
All Authors / Contributors:	Tamelyn Tucker-Worgs Find more information about:
ISBN:	9781932792744 1932792740 9781602584228 1602584222
OCLC Number:	695390064
Description:	xix, 255 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Contents:	Answering the knock at midnight -- "Get on board little children, there's room for many more": the Black megachurch phenomenon -- Theological orientation as motive to Black megachurch public engagement -- "Progress not protest": Black megachurches and communtiy development -- Dual gendered spheres and public engagement in Black megachurches: women carving out space to make a difference -- Black megachurches and Black politics in the twenty-first century.
Responsibility:	Tamelyn N. Tucker-Worgs.

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An explosion of flourishing black megachurches has changed the landscape of American religious life. After studying nearly 150 black megachurches, the author asks, How are these church communities Read more...

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