About the book
In a major revision of accepted wisdom, this book, originally published by UNC Press in 1991, demonstrates that American social Christianity played an important role in racial reform during the period between Emancipation and the civil rights movement.
As organizations created by the heirs of antislavery sentiment
foundered in the mid-1890s, Ralph Luker argues, a new generation of black and white reformers — many of them representatives of American social Christianity — explored a variety of solutions to the problem of racial
conflict. Some of them helped to organize the Federal Council of Churches in 1909, while others returned to abolitionist and home missionary strategies in organizing the NAACP in 1910 and the National Urban League in 1911. A half century later, such organizations formed the institutional core of America’s civil rights movement. Luker also shows that the black prophets of social Christianity who espoused theological personalism created an influential tradition that eventually produced Martin Luther King Jr.
Editions of The Social Gospel in Black and White
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780807819784
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780807847206
- EBook
- ISBN 9780807863107
- PDF
- ISBN 9781469679525
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In a major revision of accepted wisdom, this book, originally published by UNC Press in 1991, demonstrates that American social Christianity played an important role in racial reform during the period between Emancipation and the civil rights movement.
As organizations created by the heirs of antislavery sentiment
foundered in the mid-1890s, Ralph Luker argues, a new generation of black and white reformers — many of them representatives of American social Christianity — explored a variety of solutions to the problem of racial
conflict. Some of them helped to organize the Federal Council of Churches in 1909, while others returned to abolitionist and home missionary strategies in organizing the NAACP in 1910 and the National Urban League in 1911. A half century later, such organizations formed the institutional core of America’s civil rights movement. Luker also shows that the black prophets of social Christianity who espoused theological personalism created an influential tradition that eventually produced Martin Luther King Jr.
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What is The Social Gospel in Black and White about?
In a major revision of accepted wisdom, this book, originally published by UNC Press in 1991, demonstrates that American social Christianity played an important role in racial reform during the period between Emancipation and the civil rights movement.
As organizations created by the heirs of antislavery sentiment
foundered in the mid-1890s, Ralph Luker argues, a new generation of black and white reformers — many of them representatives of American social Christianity — explored a variety of solutions to the problem of racial
conflict. Some of them helped to organize the Federal Council of Churches in 1909, while others returned to abolitionist and home missionary strategies in organizing the NAACP in 1910 and the National Urban League in 1911. A half century later, such organizations formed the institutional core of America’s civil rights movement. Luker also shows that the black prophets of social Christianity who espoused theological personalism created an influential tradition that eventually produced Martin Luther King Jr.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Social Gospel in Black and White?
History and Archaeology > History > History of the Americas
Where can I read a sample of The Social Gospel in Black and White?
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How long is The Social Gospel in Black and White and how many pages does it have?
The Social Gospel in Black and White has 464 page(s)
Is The Social Gospel in Black and White part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Studies in Religion
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Social Gospel in Black and White?
Ralph E. Luker
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The Social Gospel in Black and White is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780807819784) and paperback(ISBN 9780807847206) and ebook(ISBN 9780807863107) and pdf(ISBN 9781469679525)
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