Practical Theology for Black Churches :

The rift between black theology, with its social and political concerns, and black churches, with their emphases on pastoral care and piety, has been growing. Here, Dale Andrews offers a way to bridge this gap by redefining the paradigm of church as "refuge" in terms of a faith identity that brings together a concern for liberation with a pastoral focus on spirituality. This faith identity emerges from dominant biblical themes that shape preaching and pastoral care.Andrews' insightful analysis of the gulf between black churches and black theology reveals the invasive influence of individualism in black religious life as well as the shared values for social change and care of the soul. Notably, it is this influence of individualism that has disrupted communal solidarity and brought about the neglect of liberation ethics within black church life. This practical theology will contribute greatly towards renewing the pastoral and prophetic ministry of black religious life.

Dale P. Andrews is the Frank H. Caldwell Associate Professor of Homiletics and Associate Professor of Homiletics and Pastoral Theology at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Mapping the Chasm	p. 2
Landscaping the Rifts	p. 7
Building Bridges?	p. 9
Early African American Folk Religion and Church Praxis	p. 12
The Encounter with North American Christianity	p. 12
Black Preaching and the Use of Scripture	p. 16
Pastoral Care in Black Churches	p. 24
Shaping Ecclesiology in Black Churches	p. 31
The Church as Refuge	p. 34
The Church and Social Ethics	p. 37
Faith Identity: Between Personhood and Peoplehood	p. 40
Readdressing Black Theology to Black Churches	p. 50
Black Theology's Critique of Black Churches	p. 52
The Impact of American Individualism	p. 56
Bifurcation of the Black Community	p. 62
The Convergence of American Individualism and Racism	p. 67
The Displacement of Black Churches in the Fragmentation of the Black Community	p. 68
Reassessing the Prophetic Voice of Black Theology	p. 83
Re-Modeling Black Ecclesiology	p. 89
The Task Facing African American Folk Religion	p. 91
Historical Interpretation and Black Theology	p. 98
A Reflexive Covenant in Relationality	p. 103
Prophetic Black Theology in Covenant	p. 106
Prophetic Consciousness and Black Theology	p. 107
Covenantal Theology, Prophetic Inspiration, and Black Churches	p. 112
Prophetic Practical Theology	p. 122
Conclusion	p. 129
Bibliography	p. 133
Name Index	p. 141
Subject Index	p. 145
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Practical Theology for Black Churches : Bridging Black Theology and African American Folk Religion

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