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050	0	0	_aBR563.N4 _bW513 2003
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100	1		_aWilliams, Juan.
245	1	0	_aThis far by faith : _bstories from the African-American religious experience / _cJuan Williams and Quinton Dixie.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York : _bW. Morrow, _c2003.
263			_a0301
300			_a326 p. : _bill., ports. ; _c24 cm.
500			_aIncludes index.
505	0	0	_g1. _t"God Has a Hand in It" -- _g2. _tThe Prince -- _g3. _tSpeak to My Heart -- _g4. _t"God Is a Negro" -- _g5. _tThe Business of Religion -- _g6. _t"Saved, Baptized and Holy Ghost Filled" -- _g7. _tBlack Gods of the City -- _g8. _tPrayers of the Righteous -- _g9. _tA Call to Witness -- _g10. _t"The Black Messiah" -- _g11. _tFishin' for Religion.
520	1		_a"Arriving on ships named Brotherhood and John the Baptist, slaves who had previously embraced tribal religions in their home countries faced the Christianity of their captors. Africans did not simply adopt the religion of the European colonists; they used the power, principles, and practices of Christianity to blaze a path to freedom and deliverance. In the process, the moral fabric of the nation was tested and took on a new texture and strength unique to America.".
520	8		_a"In the early to mid-twentieth century, black people used organized faith to meet, finance, and plan their struggle for freedom. The church was a living well of strength and comfort for black Americans; the one place where they maintained their public dignity. It was the black church that produced civil rights leaders from Martin Luther King Jr. to Malcolm X. And the white churches and synagogues provided key allies that were necessary to boost the Civil Rights movement to success.".
520	8		_a"Using archival and contemporary photography, historical research, and modern-day interviews, and featuring messages from some of today's foremost clergymen and women, This Far by Faith is the first in-depth treatment of this social history and a companion to a major public television series."--BOOK JACKET.
650		0	_aAfrican Americans _xReligion.
650		0	_aAfrican Americans _xHistory.
700	1		_aDixie, Quinton Hosford.
900			_bTOC
942			_2lcc _cDWBSLC _hBR 563.N4 _iW513 2003