New Day Begun African American Churches and Civic Culture in Post-Civil Rights America

"This is an excellent collection of essays dealing with the multidimensional relationships between black churches and American politics since the civil rights movement. These fine essays cover a variety of topics from a historical overview of the role of black churches in politics to the issues of civil society, civil religion, gender discrimination, Pentecostalism and politics, community development corporations, and ethical reflections on Charitable Choice. This volume is highly recommended to scholars, clergy, seminarians, and lay leaders who want to keep up with contemporary developments in black church involvement in politics."-Lawrence H. Mamiya, coauthor ofThe Black Church in the African American ExperienceSmith, R. Drew is the author of 'New Day Begun African American Churches and Civic Culture in Post-Civil Rights America' with ISBN 9780822331315 and ISBN 0822331314.