Something Within Religion in African-American

One of the first book-length studies in decades solely devoted to religion and African-American political activism,Something Withinexplores how Afro-Christianity encourages political activism among African-Americans. Combining ethnography, history, contextual analysis, and survey research, this book illustrates the participatory effects of Afro-Christianity by examining its institutional, psychological, and cultural influences. Moving beyond the current debates on the subject, Fredrick C. Harris advances a new theory of religion as a political resource for a "civic culture in opposition."

Introduction

3

(12)

When a Little Becomes Much: Religious Resources in Action

12

(15)

Prophetic Fragments: Macro and Micro Foundations of Religious Resources

27

(15)

Religion Reconsidered: Black Protest and Electoral Activism in an Age of Transformation

42

(27)

Blessed Assurance: Religion, Personal Empowerment, and African-American Political Activism

69

(17)

Rock in a Weary Land: Religious Institutions and African-American Political Activism

86

(35)

Ties That Bind: Linking Religion and Intermediary Resources to Political Action

121

(12)

The Last Shall Be First: Religion, Oppositional Culture, and African-American Political Mobilization

133

(21)

In My Father's House: Religion and Gender in African-American Political Life

154

(23)

Epilogue. It Remains to Be Seen: Stability and Change in Religion and African-American Politics

177

(10)

Appendix A

187

(4)

Appendix B

191

(4)

Notes

195

(12)

References

207

(14)

Index

221

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Something Within Religion in African-American Political Activism

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