Black Studies: Case studies
- “Culturally competent counseling for religious and spiritual African American adolescents” by Cheryl Moore-Thomas and Norma L. Day-Vines. Professional School Counseling. February 2008.
- “The changing nature of gospel music: a Southern case study” by Joyce Marie Jackson. African American Review. June 22, 1995.
- “The Democratization of Religion in the Context of the AIDS Pandemic: An African-American AIDS Ministry,” by Pamela Leong, paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Marriott Hotel, Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Philadelphia, PA, Aug 12, 2005
- “Old Friends and New Alliances: How the 2004 Illinois Senate Race Complicates the Study of Race and Religion” by Melissa Harris-Lancewell and Jane Junn. Journal of Black Studies, Vol. 38 No. 1, pp. 30-50. September 2007.
Black Studies: About the discipline
The World Black Experience is inextricably tied to religion in the U.S., Africa and throughout the Diaspora – from indigenous religious practices, to ancient Ethiopian Christian churches and Christian evangelization in Africa in recent centuries, to the growth of Islam in Africa and the role of Christianity and Islam in the lives of those of African descent in the United States. [Read more…]