A sociology of Black clergy in the state of Illinois : activism and acquiescence in the post-civil rights generation /
Weissinger, Sandra Ellen.
A sociology of Black clergy in the state of Illinois : activism and acquiescence in the post-civil rights generation / Sandra Ellen Weissinger with foreword by Assata Zerai. - Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, 2011. - 1 online resource (242 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-235) and index.
"Good people participate in systems that produce bad consequences all the time": a sociological rationale for studying Black clergy and the reproduction of inequality -- In the field, but out of place: the emotional labor of ethnographic fieldwork -- For the love of money, for the love of Jesus: backstage on the set of the good works show -- "We will not sell God out!" -- Straining to reach the enter -- Everything is everything: beyond biography, socialization, and context towards remembering hope, power, and the possibility of deliverance.
A first time study that considers the diverse conditions that affect the ministry of Black clergy in Illinois.
9780773417809 (electronic bk.) 077341780X (electronic bk.)
African Americans--Religion.
Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity.
African Americans--Civil rights.
Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Civil rights movement--United States.
African American churches--Political activity.
African American clergy--Political activity.
Christianity and politics--United States.
Noirs américains--Religion.
Droits de l'homme--Aspect religieux--Christianisme.
Noirs américains--Droits.
Relations raciales--Aspect religieux--Christianisme.
Églises noires américaines--Activité politique.
Clergé noir américain--Activité politique.
Christianisme et politique--États-Unis.
RELIGION--Christianity--History.
African American clergy--Political activity.
African Americans--Civil rights.
African Americans--Religion.
Christianity and politics.
Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
United States.
Electronic books.
BR563.N4 / W43 2011eb
277.3/08208996073
A sociology of Black clergy in the state of Illinois : activism and acquiescence in the post-civil rights generation / Sandra Ellen Weissinger with foreword by Assata Zerai. - Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, 2011. - 1 online resource (242 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-235) and index.
"Good people participate in systems that produce bad consequences all the time": a sociological rationale for studying Black clergy and the reproduction of inequality -- In the field, but out of place: the emotional labor of ethnographic fieldwork -- For the love of money, for the love of Jesus: backstage on the set of the good works show -- "We will not sell God out!" -- Straining to reach the enter -- Everything is everything: beyond biography, socialization, and context towards remembering hope, power, and the possibility of deliverance.
A first time study that considers the diverse conditions that affect the ministry of Black clergy in Illinois.
9780773417809 (electronic bk.) 077341780X (electronic bk.)
African Americans--Religion.
Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity.
African Americans--Civil rights.
Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Civil rights movement--United States.
African American churches--Political activity.
African American clergy--Political activity.
Christianity and politics--United States.
Noirs américains--Religion.
Droits de l'homme--Aspect religieux--Christianisme.
Noirs américains--Droits.
Relations raciales--Aspect religieux--Christianisme.
Églises noires américaines--Activité politique.
Clergé noir américain--Activité politique.
Christianisme et politique--États-Unis.
RELIGION--Christianity--History.
African American clergy--Political activity.
African Americans--Civil rights.
African Americans--Religion.
Christianity and politics.
Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
United States.
Electronic books.
BR563.N4 / W43 2011eb
277.3/08208996073