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Mighty Like a River: The Black Church and Social Reform Billingsley, Andrew (Professor of Sociology, African American Studies, and Institute for the Families in Society, Professor of Sociology, African American Studies, and Institute for the Families in Society, University of South Carolina (Emeritus))
Mighty Like a River: The Black Church and Social Reform
Billingsley, Andrew (Professor of Sociology, African American Studies, and Institute for the Families in Society, Professor of Sociology, African American Studies, and Institute for the Families in Society, University of South Carolina (Emeritus))
From leading a group of free blacks to form a colony in Sierra Leone in the 1790s, to modern community outreach programs, black churches have been the focal point of social change in their communities. This is a comprehensive account of how black churches have helped shape American society.
272 pages, 76 halftones
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | January 23, 2003 |
| ISBN13 | 9780195161793 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 288 |
| Dimensions | 230 × 146 × 22 mm · 417 g |
| Language | English |