{"product_id":"fortress-intro-black-church-hi-9780800634421","title":"Fortress Intro Black Church Hi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA concise and accessible history\u003c\/b\u003eA brief history of black Christian churches in the United States has long been needed. Larger sociological and historical studies have enhanced the picture of the historically black denominations. At the same time, black-church members need a handy introduction to their own religious homes, as do college students of American history and religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume, co-authored by a black minister and a black theologian, provides an overview of the shape and history of major black religious bodies: Methodist, Baptist, and Pentecostal. It introduces the denominations and their demographics before relating their historical development from the eighteenth century to the end of the Civil Rights Movement into the groups we know today. A final chapter sketches the state of the black Christian church bodies today and their ongoing contributions to a more just American society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Pinns' book will help a new generation of black Americans assess its religious legacy and the larger society to gauge its social import.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePinn, Anne H.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne H. Pinn\u003c\/b\u003e is Pastor of Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church, Buffalo, New York, and President of the Ministers' Alliance there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePinn, Anthony B.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnthony B. Pinn\u003c\/strong\u003e is Agnes Cullen Arnold Distinguished Professor of Humanities and professor of religion at Rice University and teaches courses on African American religion, the history of Black religious thought, humanism, and Black theology. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and recipient of president's lifetime achievement award for volunteer service (2024). Pinn is also the author of more than thirty-five books, including, \u003cem\u003eVarieties of African American Religious Experience, 20th Anniversary Edition\u003c\/em\u003e (Fortress Press, 2017), \u003cem\u003eTerror and Triumph: The Nature of Black Religion, 20th Anniversary Edition\u003c\/em\u003e (Fortress Press, 2022) and \u003cem\u003eWhat Is African American Religion?: Expanded Edition \u003c\/em\u003e(Fortress Press, 2024).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fortress Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51589675974930,"sku":"9780800634421","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_74fd8c4c-4ba3-4141-88a7-7f65d191b1cf.jpg?v=1756800978","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/fortress-intro-black-church-hi-9780800634421","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}