{"product_id":"the-african-american-religious-experience-in-america-hardcover","title":"The African American Religious Experience in America - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnthony B. Pinn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost who think about African American religion limit themselves to black churches, or perhaps to aspects of Islamic thought and practice. But a close look at the religious landscape of African American communities presents a much more complex, thick, and layered religious reality comprising many competing faiths and practices. \u003ci\u003eThe African American Religious Experience in America\u003c\/i\u003e provides readers with an introduction to the tremendous religious diversity of African American communities in the United States, with snapshots of 11 religious traditions practiced by African Americans--from Buddhism to Catholicism, from Judaism to Voodoo. Each snapshot provides readers a better understanding of how African Americans practice their faiths in the United States. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe African American Religious Experience in America\u003c\/i\u003e provides resources for students taking classes on the history of American religion, African American Studies, and on American Studies. In addition to the in-depth discussion of the varieties of African American Religion, the volume includes a historical introduction to the development of African American Religion, a glossary of terms, a timeline of important events, a series of short biographies of important figures in the history of African American religion and a bibliography of sources for further study. Finally, the book includes a series of primary source documents that will provide students with first-person accounts of how religion is practiced in the African American community both today and in the past.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnthony B. Pinn\u003c\/b\u003e Anthony B. Pinn is the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and Professor of Religious Studies at Rice University. Pinn is the author\/editor of fifteen books, including: \u003ci\u003eVarieties of African American Religious Experience\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), \u003ci\u003eThe Black Church in the Post-Civil Rights Era\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), and \u003ci\u003eTerror and Triumph: The Nature of Black Religion\u003c\/i\u003e (2003).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 376\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.32 x 9.52 x 6.62 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724212637759,"sku":"9780313325854","price":162.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/4771195001b774f2f9dfbbfaba7be6f9.webp?v=1765101895","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-african-american-religious-experience-in-america-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}