{"product_id":"mighty-like-a-river-the-black-church-and-social-reform-paperback-1","title":"Mighty Like a River: The Black Church and Social Reform - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Billingsley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout the history of the African American people there has been no stronger resource for overcoming adversity than the black church. From its role in leading a group of free Blacks to form a colony in Sierra Leone in the 1790s to helping ex-slaves after the Civil War, and from playing major roles in the Civil Rights Movement to offering community outreach programs in American cities today, black churches have been the focal point of social change in their communities. Based on extensive research over several years, \u003cem\u003eMighty Like a River\u003c\/em\u003e is the first comprehensive account of how black churches have helped shape American society. \u003cbr\u003e An expert in African American culture, Andrew Billingsley surveys nearly a thousand black churches across the country, including its oldest, the First African Baptist Church in Savannah, Georgia. These black churches, whose roots extend back to antebellum times, have periodically confronted social, economic, and political problems facing the African American community. \u003cem\u003eMighty Like a River\u003c\/em\u003e addresses such questions as: How widespread and effective is the community activity of black churches? What are the patterns of activities being undertaken today? How do activist churches confront such problems as family instability, youth development, AIDS and other health issues, and care for the elderly?\u003cbr\u003e With profiles of the remarkable black heroes and heroines who helped create the activist church, and a compelling agenda for expanding the black church's role in society at large, \u003cem\u003eMighty Like a River\u003c\/em\u003e is an inspirational, visionary, and definitive account of the subject.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndrew Billingsley, Ph.D., \u003c\/strong\u003e Professor in the Department of Sociology, African American Studies, and the Institute for Families in Society at the University of South Carolina, is the author of six books of sociology, including \u003cem\u003eChildren of the Storm, Black Families in White America, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eClimbing Jacob's Ladder: The Enduring Legacy of African American Families.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 9.04 x 5.76 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 23, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42562656731232,"sku":"9780195161793","price":167.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/SlZ2TmpBcnNTK2dzbm95Y29MK01nQT09.webp?v=1770360928","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/mighty-like-a-river-the-black-church-and-social-reform-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}