The African Methodist Episcopal Church: A History

ISBN-13: 9780521153966 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 614 str.

Dennis Dickerson

Opis

Explores the emergence of African Methodism within the black Atlantic and how it struggled to sustain its liberationist identity.

Recenzje

'… Dickerson's book is a masterfully crafted contribution to the field of African American religious history, and it will serve as a resource to both scholars and non-scholars alike for many, many years to come.' Ahmad Greene-Hayes, The Journal of Ecclesiastical History

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Richard Allen and the rise of African Methodism in the Atlantic World, 1760–1831; 2. The freedom church, 1831–1861; 3. 'Welcomed and ransomed', 1861–1880; 4. A denomination in the diaspora, 1880–1916; 5. Into the second century; 6. Freedom now!; 7. Becoming a global church, 1976–2018; Epilogue.