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The Black Megachurch

Name: The Black Megachurch
Author: Tamelyn N. Tucker-Worgs
ISBN: 9781602584228

Theology, Gender, and the Politics of Public Engagement

by Tamelyn N. Tucker-Worgs

Published by: Baylor University Press

Imprint: Baylor University Press

A surprising assessment of the black megachurch's social impact

Sales Date: Monday, 30th Jul 2012

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An explosion of flourishing black megachurches has changed the landscape of American religious life. Boasting memberships into the tens of thousands and meeting within both adorned walls and refurbished warehouse buildings, these contemporary fruits of the Civil Rights Movement hold many of the resources necessary to address America's contemporary social disparities. After studying nearly 150 black megachurches, Tamelyn N. Tucker-Worgs asks, How are these church communities engaging the public sphere? And, why are their approaches so varied?

The Black Megachurch sets aside the broad assumptions usually applied to the study of black churches and analyzes the three factors most necessary for social engagement--theological orientation, organization of community development initiatives, and gender-based spheres of labor and leadership. In doing so, Tucker-Worgs underscores the myriad ways in which black megachurches have responded to the changing social climate and concludes that while some have lived up to their potential, others have a long way to go.

WINNER of the 2012 W.E.B. DuBois Distinguished Book Award - Presented by The National Conference of Black Political Scientists

1 Introduction: Answering the Knock at Midnight2 "Get on Board Little Children, There's Room for Many More": The Black Megachurch Phenomenon3 Theological Orientation as Motive to Black Megachurch Public Engagement4 "Progress Not Protest": Black Megachurches and Community Development5 Dual Gendered Spheres and Public Engagement in Black Megachurches: Women Carving Out Space to Make a Difference6 Conclusion: Black Megachurches and Black Politics in the Twenty-First Century

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Tamelyn N. Tucker-Worgs is Associate Professor of Political Science and African American Studies at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland.

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