Synopses & Reviews
At the roots of African American Christian life is a powerful force of soul, a dynamic spirituality that provides joy and hope. This African American spirituality empowers a celebration of life that transforms culture. The dynamic experience of African American churches establishes a new kind of freedom that sets an example for all other peoples in their struggles for liberation from the world's shackles. Soul Survivors is a stirring call to celebrate the depths and diversity of spirituality found among African American Christians.
Synopsis
The contemporary African American situation, argues Carlyle Fielding Stewart, is not merely an experience of racial oppression and devastating discrimination. At the roots of African American Christian life is a powerful force of soul, a dynamic spirituality that provides joy and hope. This has allowed the survival of African Americans in the midst of a hostile and sometimes brutal culture; even more, this spirituality has empowered African Americans in a celebration of life that can transform culture and establish a new kind of freedom.
Highly accessible and enormously practical, Soul Survivors offers a paradigm of spiritual freedom for all peoples in their struggle for liberation from the world's shackles.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [142]-146).
About the Author
Carlyle Fielding Stewart III is Pastor of Hope United Methodist Church in Southfield, Michigan. He is the co-founder of the Detroit Black United Methodist Youth Scholarship Committee which has awarded over $150,000 in scholarships to black United Methodist youths in the Detroit area.