Black Mainstream Churches; Emancipatory or Accommodative Responses to Racism and Social Stratification in American Society?
This article discusses social activism in Black mainstream churches, particularly those of the Baptist and Methodist varieties, at three levels: (1) the clerical, (2) the congregational, and (3) the denominational. I argue that elements of protest at each of these levels tend to provide a limited cr...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publications
1988
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Review of religious research
Year: 1988, Volume: 30, Issue: 2, Pages: 162-176 |
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| Summary: | This article discusses social activism in Black mainstream churches, particularly those of the Baptist and Methodist varieties, at three levels: (1) the clerical, (2) the congregational, and (3) the denominational. I argue that elements of protest at each of these levels tend to provide a limited critique of social arrangements in that they fail to examine the relationship between race and class in American society. In attempting to account for this tendency, I draw upon Antonio Gramsci's concept of hegemony which recognizes the role of social institutions as mechanisms for disseminating the ideology of ruling groups. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3511353 |