Author: | ISBN: | 9780827243200 | |
Publisher: | Christian Board of Publication | Publication: | December 1, 2015 |
Imprint: | CBP | Language: | English |
Author: | |
ISBN: | 9780827243200 |
Publisher: | Christian Board of Publication |
Publication: | December 1, 2015 |
Imprint: | CBP |
Language: | English |
Born to ex-slaves in Reconstruction-era Tennessee, Bishop Charles Harrison Mason had a vision for the Church of God in Christ (COGIC) that thrives today in an international Pentecostal church with more than five million members. With Signs Following: The Life and Ministry of Charles Harrison Mason examines the social, cultural, and religious aspects of Bishop Mason's leadership and creative genius in establishing COGIC as a distinct Black Church tradition. With Signs Following shares four decades of research from leading scholars that addresses the sociological, theological, psychological, social-ethical, and historical perspectives of COGIC and Mason's ministry.
Contributors:
Christopher Brennan
Ithiel Clemmons
David D. Daniels III
Glenda Williams Goodson
Robert R. Owens
Craig Scandrett-Leatherman
Raynard D. Smith
Frederick L. Ware
Born to ex-slaves in Reconstruction-era Tennessee, Bishop Charles Harrison Mason had a vision for the Church of God in Christ (COGIC) that thrives today in an international Pentecostal church with more than five million members. With Signs Following: The Life and Ministry of Charles Harrison Mason examines the social, cultural, and religious aspects of Bishop Mason's leadership and creative genius in establishing COGIC as a distinct Black Church tradition. With Signs Following shares four decades of research from leading scholars that addresses the sociological, theological, psychological, social-ethical, and historical perspectives of COGIC and Mason's ministry.
Contributors:
Christopher Brennan
Ithiel Clemmons
David D. Daniels III
Glenda Williams Goodson
Robert R. Owens
Craig Scandrett-Leatherman
Raynard D. Smith
Frederick L. Ware