| Longing for Jesus: Worship at a Black Holiness Church in Mississippi, 1895-1913 Contributor(s): Ruth, Lester (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802869491 ISBN-13: 9780802869494 Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $23.85 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Religion | Christian Rituals & Practice - Worship & Liturgy - Religion | Christian Church - History |
| Dewey: 289.9 |
| LCCN: 2013009742 |
| Series: Church at Worship: Case Studies from Christian History |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 7.7" W x 9.1" (0.95 lbs) 187 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Church at Worship is a series of documentary case studies of specific worshiping communities from around the world and throughout Christian history that can inform and enrich worship practices today. In this third volume, Longing for Jesus, Lester Ruth vividly portrays a prominent African-American holiness church in Jackson, Mississippi, in the early twentieth century. Ruth's rich selection of primary documents presents readers with a vibrant snapshot of this dynamic church and its pastor, Charles Price Jones, caught between factors that threatened the existence of the congregation itself: Jim Crow racism, conflicting visions for the church, appropriate Christian piety, and social aspirations. In the midst of conflicts inside and outside, the church fought to create a space where it could worship Jesus as it saw fit. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ruth, Lester: - Lester Ruth is Research Professor of Christian Worship atDuke Divinity School and an instructor in liturgicalhistory at the Robert E. Webber Institute for WorshipStudies. |