Readings

AFAM 33302 -- Faith and the African American Experience

This Far by Faith: African American Spiritual Journeys, the PBS series. In addition to occasional photocopies of selected readings, Students should also consult articles maintained at the PBS website -- www.pbs.org/thisfarbyfaith
Williams, Juan and Quinton Dixie (2003). This Far by Faith: Stories from the African American Religious Experience. New York: HarperCollins. www.pbs.org/thisfarbyfaith/about/the_series.html

Recommended Reading

Franklin, Robert M. (1997). Another Day’s Journey: Black Churches Confronting the
American Crisis. Minneapolis: Fortress Press.

Abstract of book available at http://www.resourcingchristianity.org/Product.aspx?ID=410

Holmes, Barbara (2004). Joy Unspeakable: Contemplative Practices of the Black Church.
Minneapolis: Fortress Press.

Review of book available at http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/spiritus/v005/5.2page.htm

Mitchell, Henry H. (2004). Black Church Beginnings: The Long Hidden Realities of the
First Years. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.

Paris, Peter (1995). The Spirituality of African Peoples. Minneapolis: Fortress Press.

Review of book available at http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/spiritus/v002/2.1page.html

Citation: administrator. (2006, September 05). Readings. Retrieved November 23, 2009, from Notre Dame OpenCourseWare Web site: http://ocw.nd.edu/africana-studies/faith-and-the-african-american-experience/Readings.html.

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