The Black Megachurch: Theology, Gender, and the Politics of Public Engagement

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THE BLACK MEGACHURCH Theology, Gender, and the Politics of Public Engagement Tamelyn N. Tucker-Worgs BAYLOR UNIVERSITY PRESS © 2011 by Baylor University Press Waco, Texas 76798-7363 All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission in writing of Baylor University Press. Cover Design by Cynthia Dunne, Blue Farm Graphics Cover Image © iStockphoto.com / Richard Goerg Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Tucker-Worgs, Tamelyn, 1971– The Black megachurch : theology, gender, and the politics of public engagement / Tamelyn Tucker-Worgs 275 p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 223) and index. ISBN 978-1-932792-74-4 (hardback : alk. paper) 1. African American churches. 2. Big churches--United States. I. Title. BR563.N4T83 2011 277.3’08996073--dc22 2010053039 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper with a minimum of 30% pcw recycled content. This book is dedicated to “Nana” Georgia Patterson Conner and in loving memory of “Papa” Hugh Lee Conner (1912–2006) ...