Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Although Church attendance in Britain is experiencing a period of sharp decline, Black Churches continue to grow. Since the 1950s the Black Church movementhas been an extraordinary success story. To examine it's challenges and oppertunities many of it's leading figures have been brought together by Joe Aldred and Keno Ogbo to reflect on the issues facing the Black Church. They argue that the Black Church can remain a vital force as a prophetic advocate for the Black community, but only if it resonds with curage and creativity to the challenges of an increasingly plural, secular and sceptical society.
This thought provoking book is essential reading not only for members of the Black Christian community but for everyone who cares about the future of the Church in Britain.
Contributors include Carver Anderson, Christopher Andre-Watson, Cheron Byfield, Juliet Fletcher, Dionne Gravesande, Christopher Johnson, Les Issac, R David Muir, Jonathan Oloyede, Carl Ryan, Lincoln Sargeant, Mark Saint and Julia Smith.
Synopsis
** Second impression, revised and reissued in 2020 ** The Black Church in the 21st Century provides an exciting and fresh look at the key issues facing the Black Church Movement in Britain today, representing a bold attempt for scope and analysis. Now over 60 years old, and having experienced great success, the Black Church is facing an uncertain future as part of a context in which Christianity is itself challenged by an increasingly secular, plural society. The book shows why at a post-modern moment of competing voices and simultaneous calls for faith and cultural cohesion, the Black Church is crucial as a prophetic advocate for the Black Community. Its chapters also demonstrate that current and future social, economic and political challenges demand of the Black Church in Britain greater awareness and progressive change in both style and substance.