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Blacks and Whites in Christian America

How Racial Discrimination Shapes Religious Convictions [Paperback]

by Jason E. Shelton, Michael O. Emerson

    • Authors

      Jason E. Shelton +1

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      New York University Press

    • Published

      September 2012

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      Conventional wisdom holds that Christians, as members of a "universal" religion, all believe more or less the same things when it comes to their faith. Yet black and white Christians differ in significant ways, from their frequency of praying or attending services to whether they regularly read the Bible or believe in Heaven or Hell. In this engaging and accessible sociological study of white and black Christian beliefs, Jason E. Shelton and Michael O. Emerson push beyond establishing that there are racial differences in belief and practice among members of American Protestantism to explore why those differences exist. Drawing on the most comprehensive and systematic empirical analysis of African American religious actions and beliefs to date, they delineate five building blocks of black Protestant faith which have emerged from the particular dynamics of American race relations. Shelton and Emerson find that America's history of racial oppression has had a deep and fundamental effect on the religious beliefs and practices of blacks and whites across America.

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      • Authors

        Jason E. Shelton +1

      • Book Format

        Paperback

      • Publisher

        New York University Press

      • Published

        September 2012

      • Weight

        386g

      • Page Count

        304

      • Dimensions

        150 x 227 x 21 mm

      • ISBN

        9780814722763

      • ISBN-10

        0814722768

      • Eden Code

        4062830

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      • ISBN: 9780814722763

      • Publisher: New York University Press

      • Release Date: September 2012

      • Weight: 386g

      • Dimensions: 150 x 227 x 21 mm

      • Eden Code: 4062830


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