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Author McGann, Mary

Title Let It Shine! : the Emergence of African American Catholic Worship
Published Bronx : Fordham University Press, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (270 pages)
Contents Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART ONE AN HISTORICAL OVERVIEW; The Emergence of African American Catholic Worship; PART TWO THE FOUNDATIONAL VISION; Clarence R.J. Rivers' Vision of Effective African American Worship; PART THREE AESTHETIC PRINCIPLES; Constructing An African American Catholic Liturgical Aesthetic; A FINAL TRIBUTE; NOTES; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX
Summary Let It Shine! probes the distinctive contribution of black Catholics to the life of the American church, and to the unfolding of lived Christianity in the United States. This important book explores the powerful spiritual renaissance that has marked African American life and selfunderstanding over the last several decades by examining one critical dimension: the forging of new expressions of Catholic worship rooted in the larger Catholic tradition, yet shaped in unique ways by African American religious culture. Starting with the 1960s, the book traces the dynamic interplay of social change, cu
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Subject Catholic Church -- United States -- Liturgy -- History -- 20th century
SUBJECT Catholic Church fast
Subject African American Catholics -- Religious life -- History -- 20th century
Liturgics
United States
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780823229932
0823229939