Written by a leading authority on Baptist life and thought, this inclusive survey traces the development of the Baptist tradition in North America over the past 400 years.

• Shows how from a handful of churches on the Atlantic Coast, the Baptist movement spread to become the largest Protestant denomination in the United States.
  
• Considers the contribution of all Baptists, including those in the United States and Canada, men and women, Caucasians and non-Caucasians.
  
• Includes statistical data, a timeline, lists of Baptist groups and related...

This book gives readers a broad understanding of the Black Church in America and a sense of its uniqueness in the wider world.

• Explores the history of the Black Church in America, its African roots, beliefs, practices, politics, and contemporary moral dilemmas
  
• Argues that in the Black Church, individual and communal destiny are bound together
  
• The author is a Priest in the Episcopal Church and teaches spirituality and Black Church studies at Duke University.

This book gives readers a broad understanding of the Black Church in America and a sense of its uniqueness in the wider world.

• Explores the history of the Black Church in America, its African roots, beliefs, practices, politics, and contemporary moral dilemmas
  
• Argues that in the Black Church, individual and communal destiny are bound together
  
• The author is a Priest in the Episcopal Church and teaches spirituality and Black Church studies at Duke University.