Righteous Content

Black Women's Perspectives of Church and Faith

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, General Christianity
Cover of the book Righteous Content by Daphne C. Wiggins, NYU Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Daphne C. Wiggins ISBN: 9780814784693
Publisher: NYU Press Publication: March 1, 2006
Imprint: NYU Press Language: English
Author: Daphne C. Wiggins
ISBN: 9780814784693
Publisher: NYU Press
Publication: March 1, 2006
Imprint: NYU Press
Language: English

Enter most African American congregations and you are likely to see the century-old pattern of a predominantly female audience led by a male pastor. How do we explain the dedication of African American women to the church, particularly when the church's regard for women has been questioned?
Following in the footsteps of Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham's pathbreaking work, Righteous Discontent, Daphne Wiggins takes a contemporary look at the religiosity of black women. Her ethnographic work explores what is behind black women's intense loyalty to the church, bringing to the fore the voices of the female membership of black churches as few have done. Wiggins illuminates the spiritual sustenance the church provides black women, uncovers their critical assessment of the church's ministry, and interprets the consequences of their limited collective activism.
Wiggins paints a vivid portrait of what lived religion is like in black women's lives today.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Enter most African American congregations and you are likely to see the century-old pattern of a predominantly female audience led by a male pastor. How do we explain the dedication of African American women to the church, particularly when the church's regard for women has been questioned?
Following in the footsteps of Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham's pathbreaking work, Righteous Discontent, Daphne Wiggins takes a contemporary look at the religiosity of black women. Her ethnographic work explores what is behind black women's intense loyalty to the church, bringing to the fore the voices of the female membership of black churches as few have done. Wiggins illuminates the spiritual sustenance the church provides black women, uncovers their critical assessment of the church's ministry, and interprets the consequences of their limited collective activism.
Wiggins paints a vivid portrait of what lived religion is like in black women's lives today.

More books from NYU Press

Cover of the book Original Sin by Daphne C. Wiggins
Cover of the book Habeas Corpus by Daphne C. Wiggins
Cover of the book Local Democracy Under Siege by Daphne C. Wiggins
Cover of the book Faithful to Fenway by Daphne C. Wiggins
Cover of the book The Racial Middle by Daphne C. Wiggins
Cover of the book Market Cities, People Cities by Daphne C. Wiggins
Cover of the book Modern Theories of Art 2 by Daphne C. Wiggins
Cover of the book Crown of Thorns by Daphne C. Wiggins
Cover of the book Strange Fruit of the Black Pacific by Daphne C. Wiggins
Cover of the book Hollywood’s Spies by Daphne C. Wiggins
Cover of the book To the Break of Dawn by Daphne C. Wiggins
Cover of the book Latino Urbanism by Daphne C. Wiggins
Cover of the book The Real Price of War by Daphne C. Wiggins
Cover of the book Islamophobia and Racism in America by Daphne C. Wiggins
Cover of the book The New American Zionism by Daphne C. Wiggins
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy