Black, not Dutch: the challenge of black leadership in the Reformed Church in America
"This book is an important account of a critical struggle for equity, inclusion and reparation of African Americans in a historic ethnic church in America and beyond. The Reformed (Dutch) Church in America (RCA) traces its origins back to 1628, making it one of the oldest Protestant churches in...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Trenton
Africa World Press
[2020]
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Reformierte Kirche in Amerika
/ Race relations in literature
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| Further subjects: | B
Reformed Church in America
History 20th century
B African Americans Reparations B Reformed Church in America Membership B African Americans Religion History 20th century B Race Relations Religious aspects Reformed Church in America B African American leadership History 20th century B Black Economic Development Conference Black manifesto |
| Summary: | "This book is an important account of a critical struggle for equity, inclusion and reparation of African Americans in a historic ethnic church in America and beyond. The Reformed (Dutch) Church in America (RCA) traces its origins back to 1628, making it one of the oldest Protestant churches in the United States. This book is an account of how this overwhelmingly ethnic denomination, when confronted by the Black Manifesto's 1969 demand for reparations over its historic role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade, and its support for the system of chattel slavery, reacted and struggled through the years"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 156902670X |