A Will to Choose: The Origins of African American Methodism

A Will to Choose traces the history of African-American Methodism beginning with their emergence in the fledgling American Methodist movement in the 1760s. Responding to Methodism's anti-slavery stance, African-Americans joined the new movement in large numbers and by the end of the eighteenth century, had made up the largest minority in the Methodist church, filling positions of authority as class leaders, exhorters, and preachers. Through the first half of the nineteenth century, African Americans used the resources of the church in their struggle for liberation from slavery and racism in the secular culture.

Politics & Social Sciences

Melton, Gordon J.

Social Sciences

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

A Will to Choose traces the history of African-American Methodism beginning with their emergence in the fledgling American Methodist movement in the 1760s. Responding to Methodism's anti-slavery stance, African-Americans joined the new movement in large numbers and by the end of the eighteenth century, had made up the largest minority in the Methodist church, filling positions of authority as class leaders, exhorters, and preachers. Through the first half of the nineteenth century, African Americans used the resources of the church in their struggle for liberation from slavery and racism in the secular culture.

History

World

Encylopedia of Occultism & Paprapsychology

Gale Group

Grab a fistful of garlic as you enter the dark world of the original pain in the neck--the vampire! In this fully revised and "revamped" edition of the bestselling encyclopedia, Melton examines our fascination with the undead inside and out--from cults and personalities to movies and literature. Plus, he digs even deeper into the lore, myths, and reported realities of vampires from around the world. Includes never-before-published photos sure to satisfy the most diehard of fans. Color and black-and-white photos, more than 200 in all. 100 new entries include the popular Angel from Buffy the Vampire Slayer; the Dracula '97 Centennial Celebration; The Vampire Chronicles; The X-Files; more.

The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead

Gale/Cengage Learning

Church Universal and Triumphant is a new religious movement in the Theosophical tradition. Since moving its headquarters to Montana in the early 1980s, the Church has frequently been in the news, for everything from illegal weapons purchases to the construction of controversial fallout shelters. Most recently it has been sensationalized in the media as the "next Waco." During the summer of 1993, a team of academic specialists conducted a unique, interdisciplinary study of this movement to, in part, determine whether the general public perception of this fascinating new religion was accurate. This volume reports the results of that study.

Church Universal and Triumphant

Religion & Spirituality

Lewis Shewmaker & Shewmaker LLC, James R.

New Age & Spirituality

University Press of America

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