Description
Book SynopsisThis book presents three liturgical rights within an Afro-Baptist oral tradition of worship: the Wednesday night prayer meeting, the Deacon''s devotion, and the Congregational worship. This examination provides one foundational study necessary to the creation of a liturgical theology of African American Christianity, through the study of sacred ritual within the lived experience of members of a community of traditional orallity and contemporary literacy, which together create a unique collective encounter of the Holy.
Trade ReviewBond has written a fine phenomenological interpretation of some events in the congregational life of the Salem Baptist Church in Atlanta. Summing Up: RECOMMENDED. Advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and specialists in the field. -- L.H. Mamiya, Vassar College * CHOICE *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Wednesday Night Prayer Meetings Chapter 4 Sunday Worship Service Chapter 5 Phenomenological Interpretation Chapter 6 Notes Chapter 7 Bibliography Chapter 8 Index
