The goal of this guide is to direct you to resources in African American religious history. Here you will find:
- Encyclopedias and handbooks on African American history and culture.
- Relevant subject headings with links to begin research.
- Databases and journals on African American history and religion.
- Resources on African American biblical scholarship.
- Monographs on various topics and religious groups.
- Resources on African American theology.
- Link to relevant archival collections at and outside Yale Library.
Down in the Valley: An Introduction to African American Religious History (Online) by
Provides an overview of the central people, issues, and events in an account that considers Protestant denominations, Catholicism, Islam, Pentecostal churches, Voodoo, Conjure, Rastafarianism, and new religious movements such as Black Judaism, the Nation of Islam, and the United Nuwaubian Nation of Moors.
Black Church Studies: An Introduction by
Introduces all of the core theological disciplines from an African American standpoint, from African American biblical interpretation to womanist theology and and ethics to sociological understandings of the life of African American churches
Canaan Land: A Religious History of African Americans by
Provides panoramic coverage of the black religious and social experience in America.
African-American Religion: Interpretive Essays in History and Culture by
African American Religion brings together in one forum the most important essays on the development of these traditions to provide an overview of the field.
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