The Art of Eloquence: The Sacred Rhetoric of Gardner C. Taylor by
Analyzes the art of Taylor's preaching according to the five classical canons of rhetoric, celebrating in particular his excellence in narrative eloquence, which was the heart of his persuasive proclamation.
Building Beloved Communities: The Life and Work of Rev. Dr. Paul Smith (Online) by
Traces the life of Rev. Dr. Paul Smith (b. 1935), an iconoclastic black minister who has channeled his civil rights work into establishing multi-racial churches in four cities-Buffalo, NY; Atlanta, GA; St. Louis, MO; Brooklyn, NY-over a six-decade career.
King Al: How Sharpton Took the Throne by
The incredible story of the man and legend who has come to symbolize the continuing pursuit of justice for Blacks in the United States.
Faith and Struggle in the Lives of Four African Americans: Ethel Waters, Mary Lou Williams, Eldridge Cleaver, and Muhammad Ali by
Explores the faith stories of four African Americans: Ethel Waters, Mary Lou Williams, Eldridge Cleaver, and Muhammad Ali. It examines their autobiographical writings, interviews, speeches, letters, and memorable performances to understand how each of these figures used religious faith publicly to reconcile deep personal struggles, voice their concerns for human dignity, and reinvent their public image.
Mobilizing for the Common Good: The Lived Theology of John M. Perkins (Online) by
Looks at Perkins' involvement in the formation of the Christian Community Development Association--a large network of evangelical churches and community organizations working in America's poorest communities. Argues that Perkins ushered in a paradigm shift in twentieth-century evangelical theology that continues to influence Christian community development projects and social justice activists today.
With Justice for All by
Perkins optimistic view of justice becoming a reality starts and ends with the Church.
American to the Backbone: The Life of James W.C. Pennington by
The incredible story of a forgotten hero a former slave, Yale scholar, minister, and international leader of the abolitionist movement.
The Assault on Elisha Green: Race and Religion in a Kentucky Community (Online) by
Recounts a black minister's pursuit of justice over violence and racism in the nineteenth century. He tells the story of Green's life and follows the network of relationships that led to the event of the assault.
Black Bishop: Edward T. Demby and the Struggle for Racial Equality in the Episcopal Church by
Narrates the shifting alliances within the Episcopal Church and shows how race was but one aspect of a more elemental struggle for power. He demonstrates how Demby's steadiness of purpose and non-confrontational manner gathered allies on both sides of the color line and how, ultimately, his judgment and the weight of his experience carried the church past its segregationist experiment.
Father James Page: An Enslaved Preacher's Climb to Freedom by
This first-of-its-kind biography tells the story of Rev. James Page, who rose from slavery in the nineteenth century to become a religious and political leader among African Americans as well as an international spokesperson for the cause of racial equality.
For God and Race: The Religious and Political Leadership of AMEZ Bishop James Walker Hood
An examination of the career of James Walker Hood (1831-1918), bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. It recovers his career as a representative of the builders of black Christianity, and his success in promoting leadership for the abolitionist movement.
Divine Discontent: The Religious Imagination of W.E.B. Du Bois by
Challenges preconceptions about DuBois's attitudes towards religion and argues that religion played a role in his thought.
The New Abolition: W. E. B. Du Bois and the Black Social Gospel by
Describes the early history of the black social gospel from its nineteenth-century founding to its close association in the twentieth century with W. E. B. Du Bois. He offers a new perspective on modern Christianity and the civil rights era by delineating the tradition of social justice theology and activism that led to Martin Luther King Jr.
W. E. B. Du Bois: A Biography by
The two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of W. E. B. Du Bois from renowned scholar David Levering Lewis, now in one condensed and updated volume.
African American Preachers and Politics: The Careys of Chicago (Online) by
Looks at Archibald J. Carey, Sr. (1868-1931) and Archibald J. Carey, Jr. (1908-1981), father and son, who exemplified a blend of ministry and politics that many African American religious leaders pursued.
The Imposing Preacher: Samuel DeWitt Proctor and Black Public Faith (Online) by
Shows how Proctor, as the product of a prophetic black church tradition, a social gospel-laced liberal Protestantism, and a black middle-class integrationist ethos, envisioned a pulpit activism through which the United States could realize an integrated civil society and was able to anticipate themes articulated by black religious movements of the late twentieth century.
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