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

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TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Tables ix List of Figures xiii Acknowledgments xv 1 Introduction: Answering the Knock at Midnight 1 2 “Get on Board Little Children, There’s Room for Many More”: The Black Megachurch Phenomenon 21 3 Theological Orientation as Motive to Black Megachurch Public Engagement 51 4 “Progress Not Protest”: Black Megachurches and Community Development 103 5 Dual Gendered Spheres and Public Engagement in Black Megachurches: Women Carving Out Space to Make a Difference 133 6 Conclusion: Black Megachurches and Black Politics in the Twenty-First Century 159 Notes 197 Bibliography 223 Index 239 vii ...