Upon This Rock: Miracles of a Black Church, the

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.

Author: Samuel G. Freedman
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 02/16/1994
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 8.06h x 5.44w x 0.89d
ISBN: 9780060924591
Award: Helen Bernstein Book Award - Winner

About the Author
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.