Black Church Beginnings.Black Church Beginnings Henry H. Mitchell Eerdmans 255 Jefferson Avenue SE, Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, city (1990 pop. 189,126), seat of Kent co., SW central Mich., on the Grand River; inc. 1850. The second largest city in the state, it is a distribution, wholesale, and industrial center for an area that yields fruit, dairy products, farm produce, , MI 49503 0802827853 $18.00 1-800-253-7521 www.eerdmans.com Henry H. Mitchell is a retired professor of history and black church studies: his Black Church Beginnings: The Long-Hidden Realities Of The First Years fills a gap in history in considering the struggles of African Americans African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. to establish churches within the boundaries of slavery slavery, institution based on a relationship of dominance and submission, whereby one person owns another and can exact from that person labor or other services. in the American colonies The American Colony was a Christian utopian society that formed in Jerusalem in 1881, as well as the eponymous modern neighbourhood where they lived. Overview Moved by a series of tragic losses, Chicago natives Anna and Horatio Spafford led a small American contingent in . The black church phenomenon began in the mid-1700s and its history is followed in a coverage which ends in the 19th century. Successes and failures alike are profiled in this strongly recommended and highly valued contribution to Black Studies, American History, and Christian Religious Studies reference collections and supplemental reading lists. |
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