People of the Dream: Multiracial Congregations in the United States
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (997 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0691136270 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Even as workplaces and public institutions such as the military have become racially integrated, racial separation in Christian religious congregations is the norm. The book concludes that multiracial congregations and the people in them may be harbingers of racial change to come in the United States.. Author Michael Emerson explores such questions as: how do racially mixed congregations come together? How are they sustained? Who attends them, how did they get there, and what are their experiences? Engagingly written, the book enters the worlds of the
"The Plus and the Minus of multi-racial churchers" according to Dwight Brown. Michael Emerson did a lot of careful research for this book, and he tells the truth, some of it told in spite of the obvious fact that he has a strong bias in favor of interracial endeavors.To begin with, according to his reasonable definition, only 7% of American c. Dr. M said This is the most comprehensive and objective study that I. This is the most comprehensive and objective study that I have read about diverse congregations in the United States. Emerson digs deep and challenges churches to address the old cliche' that the Sunday morning worship hour remains the most segregated in America. Em
By virtue of its scope, its originality, and its ability to captivate, it will surely set the standard in the study of multiracial congregations for some time to come."--James C. Cavendish, Contemporary Sociology"The book's solid scholarship will satisfy the academy, and its accessibility will also make it useful in the church."--Deborah J. It is by far the best book on its topic that I know of."--R. Co-Winner of the 2007 Oliver Cromwell Cox Award, Racial and Ethnic Minorities Section of the American Sociological AssociationOne