{"product_id":"fortress-intro-black-church-hi-9780800634421","title":"Fortress Intro Black Church Hi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA concise and accessible history\u003c\/b\u003eA brief history of black Christian churches in the United States has long been needed. Larger sociological and historical studies have enhanced the picture of the historically black denominations. At the same time, black-church members need a handy introduction to their own religious homes, as do college students of American history and religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume, co-authored by a black minister and a black theologian, provides an overview of the shape and history of major black religious bodies: Methodist, Baptist, and Pentecostal. It introduces the denominations and their demographics before relating their historical development from the eighteenth century to the end of the Civil Rights Movement into the groups we know today. A final chapter sketches the state of the black Christian church bodies today and their ongoing contributions to a more just American society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Pinns' book will help a new generation of black Americans assess its religious legacy and the larger society to gauge its social import.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anne H. Pinn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fortress Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.52w x 0.51d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780800634421\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/12\/2001 pg. 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2002 pg. 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePinn, Anne H.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne H. Pinn\u003c\/b\u003e is Pastor of Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church, Buffalo, New York, and President of the Ministers' Alliance there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fortress Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":41111267770483,"sku":"9.7808E+12","price":51.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_68c01417-e029-4d92-a85d-fd6305cd3347.jpg?v=1700572493","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/fortress-intro-black-church-hi-9780800634421","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}