{"product_id":"longing-for-jesus-worship-at-a-black-holiness-church-in-mississippi-1895-1913-9780802869494","title":"Longing for Jesus: Worship at a Black Holiness Church in Mississippi, 1895-1913","description":"The Church at Worship is a series of documentary case studies of specific worshiping communities from around the world and throughout Christian history that can inform and enrich worship practices today. In this third volume, \u003ci\u003eLonging for Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e, Lester Ruth vividly portrays a prominent African-American holiness church in Jackson, Mississippi, in the early twentieth century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRuth's rich selection of primary documents presents readers with a vibrant snapshot of this dynamic church and its pastor, Charles Price Jones, caught between factors that threatened the existence of the congregation itself: Jim Crow racism, conflicting visions for the church, appropriate Christian piety, and social aspirations. In the midst of conflicts inside and outside, the church fought to create a space where it could worship Jesus as it saw fit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lester Ruth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 173\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 7.70w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802869494\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRuth, Lester:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Lester Ruth is Research Professor of Christian Worship atDuke Divinity School and an instructor in liturgicalhistory at the Robert E. Webber Institute for WorshipStudies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40138410885235,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":24.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_d90f5de5-efb9-4825-9100-6dde587d76fe.jpg?v=1654349052","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/longing-for-jesus-worship-at-a-black-holiness-church-in-mississippi-1895-1913-9780802869494","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}