Righteous content : Black women's perspectives of church and faith
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Righteous content : Black women's perspectives of church and faith
（Religion, race, and ethnicity / general editor, Peter J. Paris）
New York University Press, c2005
Available at 2 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-225) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Enter most African American congregations and you are likely to see the century-old pattern of a predominantly female audience led by a male pastor. How do we explain the dedication of African American women to the church, particularly when the church's regard for women has been questioned?
Following in the footsteps of Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham's pathbreaking work, Righteous Discontent, Daphne Wiggins takes a contemporary look at the religiosity of black women. Her ethnographic work explores what is behind black women's intense loyalty to the church, bringing to the fore the voices of the female membership of black churches as few have done. Wiggins illuminates the spiritual sustenance the church provides black women, uncovers their critical assessment of the church's ministry, and interprets the consequences of their limited collective activism.
Wiggins paints a vivid portrait of what lived religion is like in black women's lives today.
Table of Contents
AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Hearing from the Sisters 1 We Always Went to Church: Women and Religious Socialization 2 Where Somebody Knows My Name: The Culture of the Black Church 3 The Fuel That Keeps Me Going: Practical and Spiritual Assistance4 We Went to the Church for Everything: The Mission of the Church 5 If It Weren't for the Women: Female Labor and Leadership in the Church6 We're Part of the Same Culture: Racial Awareness and Religion 7 The Conclusion of the Matter Appendix I Appendix II Notes BibliographyIndex About the Author
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