| Upon This Rock: Miracles of a Black Church, the Contributor(s): Freedman, Samuel G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060924594 ISBN-13: 9780060924591 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1994 Annotation: In this widely acclaimed bestseller, the author of Small Victories tackles race in America by taking an in-depth look at the pastor of a thriving African American church in one of New York's most desperate slums. Winner of the 1993 Helen B. Bernstein Award for Excellence in Journalism. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 92053323 |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 5.44" W x 8.06" (0.74 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Mainline - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Freedman's vivid, wonderfully affecting book . . . is journalism of the highest order, a compassionate account of a year in the life of an extraordinary man, a charismatic Brooklyn preacher named Reverend Johnny Ray Youngblood, . . . . A sharply focused, triumphant hymn-shouting wonder of a book documenting the spiritual and worldly struggles of a people grappling with everyday realities that would test the convictions of a saint. --Entertainment Weekly (A) Upon This Rock provides a route back to hope for all readers. --Christian Science Monitor In this widely acclaimed bestseller, Samuel Freedman, the author of Small Victories, tackles another explosive issue, this time race in America, by taking an in-depth look at the pastor of a thriving Black church in one of New York's most desperate slums. |
Contributor Bio(s): Freedman, Samuel G.: - Samuel G. Freedman, who has won numerous awards for investigative reporting and feature writing, is a former reporter for The New York Times. He has written frequently for Rolling Stone and has taught in the Columbia University Graduate Departments of Theater and Journalism. He lives in New York City with his wife, Cynthia. |