| The Negro Church: Report of a Social Study Made Under the Direction of Atlanta University; Together with the Proceedings of the Eighth C Contributor(s): Du Bois, W. E. B. (Author), Zuckerman, Phil (Other), Barnes, Sandra (Other) |
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ISBN: 0759103283 ISBN-13: 9780759103283 Publisher: Altamira Press OUR PRICE: $42.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2003 Annotation: A new edition of Du Bois's pathbreaking sociological work on the black church. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - Social Science - Religion | Reference |
| Dewey: 277.308 |
| LCCN: 2002155975 |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 6.14" W x 8.86" (0.73 lbs) 248 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published in 1903, The Negro Church is not only the first extensive, in-depth sociological study of African-American religion specifically, but it is the first book-length sociological study of religion in general undertaken in the United States. Employing an array of historical, interview, survey, and participant-observation research methods, The Negro Church explores multiple aspects of African-American religious life in the early years of the twentieth century, from church finances to public opinion to denominational diversity to belief. This volume--primarily written by Du Bois himself--grew out of one of the groundbreaking "Study of Negro Problems" conferences organized by Du Bois while he was at Atlanta University. A new introduction gives the historical context of the work and demonstrates its continuing importance for sociologists, historians, religion scholars, and anyone interested in the religious institutions of African Americans over the last century. |