Spiritual and Social Transformation in African American Spiritual Churches

Taylor & Francis

Spiritual and Social Transformation in African American Spiritual ChurchesMore than Conjurers\nAuthor(s): Margarita Simon Guillory\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138307162, 978-1138307162\nSynopsis\nAt the core of African American religions response to social inequalities has been a symbiotic relationship between socio-political activism and spiritual restoration. Drawing on archival material and ethnographic fieldwork with African American Spiritual Churches in the USA, this book examines how their spiritual and social work can shed light on the interplay between corporate activism and individual spirituality.\n\nThis book traces the development of this \""politico-spiritual\"" approach to injustice from the beginning of the twentieth century through the opening decade of the twenty-first century, using the work of African American Spiritual Churches as a lens through which to observe its progression. Addressing.