Readings in African American Church Music and Worship

Readings in African American Church Music and Worship

Author: James Abbington

Publisher:

Published: 2009-03

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781579997670

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Readings in African American Church Music and Worship features important articles and essays on music and worship written by some of the most influential voices of the past century, including W. E. B. DuBois, Wendell P. Whalum, V. Michael McKay, Wyatt Tee Walker, J. Wendell Mapson Jr., and others.


Readings in African American Church Music and Worship

Readings in African American Church Music and Worship

Author: James Abbington

Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 638

ISBN-13: 9781579991630

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This volume is a monumental assemblage of essays and articles discussing the role of music and worship in African American churches. A century's worth of writing—some previously unpublished—includes pieces from pastors, scholars, theologians, historians, ethnomusicologists, organists, and choral conductors. Topics include historical perspectives, surveys of hymnals and hymnody, liturgical hymnody, worship, composers, organs, and contemporary perspectives.


If You Don't Go, Don't Hinder Me

If You Don't Go, Don't Hinder Me

Author: Bernice Johnson Reagon

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 2001-01-01

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 9780803289833

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Examines different genres of African American sacred music of the twentieth century, emphasizing the role migration of blacks in the United States played in nurturing and spreading the evolution of gospel music.


Authentic Worship

Authentic Worship

Author: Herbert W. Bateman

Publisher: Kregel Academic

Published:

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 9780825493669

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An authoritative new look at one of the most contentious and potentially divisive areas of church planning--worship styles and preferences.


The Black Church in the African American Experience

The Black Church in the African American Experience

Author: C. Eric Lincoln

Publisher: Duke University Press

Published: 1990-11-07

Total Pages: 538

ISBN-13: 0822381648

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Black churches in America have long been recognized as the most independent, stable, and dominant institutions in black communities. In The Black Church in the African American Experience, based on a ten-year study, is the largest nongovernmental study of urban and rural churches ever undertaken and the first major field study on the subject since the 1930s. Drawing on interviews with more than 1,800 black clergy in both urban and rural settings, combined with a comprehensive historical overview of seven mainline black denominations, C. Eric Lincoln and Lawrence H. Mamiya present an analysis of the Black Church as it relates to the history of African Americans and to contemporary black culture. In examining both the internal structure of the Church and the reactions of the Church to external, societal changes, the authors provide important insights into the Church’s relationship to politics, economics, women, youth, and music. Among other topics, Lincoln and Mamiya discuss the attitude of the clergy toward women pastors, the reaction of the Church to the civil rights movement, the attempts of the Church to involve young people, the impact of the black consciousness movement and Black Liberation Theology and clergy, and trends that will define the Black Church well into the next century. This study is complete with a comprehensive bibliography of literature on the black experience in religion. Funding for the ten-year survey was made possible by the Lilly Endowment and the Ford Foundation.


Church and Worship Music

Church and Worship Music

Author: James Michael Floyd

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-10-31

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 1135453721

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First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.


Reading While Black

Reading While Black

Author: Esau McCaulley

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2020-09-01

Total Pages: 215

ISBN-13: 0830854878

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Reading Scripture from the perspective of Black church tradition can help us connect with a rich faith history and address the urgent issues of our times. Demonstrating an ongoing conversation between the collective Black experience and the Bible, New Testament scholar Esau McCaulley shares a personal and scholarly testament to the power and hope of Black biblical interpretation.


Can I Get a Witness?

Can I Get a Witness?

Author: Brian K. Blount

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press

Published: 2005-01-01

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 9780664228699

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In this accessible and provocative study, Brian Blount reads the book of Revelation through the lens of African American culture, drawing correspondences between Revelation's context and the long-standing suffering of African Americans. Applying the African American social, political, and religious experience as an interpretive cipher for the book's complicated imagery, he contends that Revelation is essentially a story of suffering and struggle amid oppressive assimilation. He examines the language of "martyr" and the image of the lamb, and shows that the thread of resistance to oppressive power that runs through John's hymns resonates with a parallel theme in the music of African America.


Encyclopedia of African American Music [3 volumes]

Encyclopedia of African American Music [3 volumes]

Author: Tammy L. Kernodle

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2010-12-17

Total Pages: 1267

ISBN-13: 0313342008

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African Americans' historical roots are encapsulated in the lyrics, melodies, and rhythms of their music. In the 18th and 19th centuries, African slaves, longing for emancipation, expressed their hopes and dreams through spirituals. Inspired by African civilization and culture, as well as religion, art, literature, and social issues, this influential, joyous, tragic, uplifting, challenging, and enduring music evolved into many diverse genres, including jazz, blues, rock and roll, soul, swing, and hip hop. Providing a lyrical history of our nation, this groundbreaking encyclopedia, the first of its kind, showcases all facets of African American music including folk, religious, concert and popular styles. Over 500 in-depth entries by more than 100 scholars on a vast range of topics such as genres, styles, individuals, groups, and collectives as well as historical topics such as music of the Harlem Renaissance, the Black Arts Movement, the Civil Rights Movement, and numerous others. Offering balanced representation of key individuals, groups, and ensembles associated with diverse religious beliefs, political affiliations, and other perspectives not usually approached, this indispensable reference illuminates the profound role that African American music has played in American cultural history. Editors Price, Kernodle, and Maxile provide balanced representation of various individuals, groups and ensembles associated with diverse religious beliefs, political affiliations, and perspectives. Also highlighted are the major record labels, institutions of higher learning, and various cultural venues that have had a tremendous impact on the development and preservation of African American music. Among the featured: Motown Records, Black Swan Records, Fisk University, Gospel Music Workshop of America, The Cotton Club, Center for Black Music Research, and more. With a broad scope, substantial entries, current coverage, and special attention to historical, political, and social contexts, this encyclopedia is designed specifically for high school and undergraduate students. Academic and public libraries will treasure this resource as an incomparable guide to our nation's African American heritage.


The Oxford Handbook of Religion and the Arts

The Oxford Handbook of Religion and the Arts

Author: Frank Burch Brown

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 565

ISBN-13: 0190871199

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This volume offers 37 original essays from leading scholars on the crucial topics, issues, methods, and resources for studying and teaching religion and the arts.