The Past Matters: A Chronology of African Americans in The United Methodist Church
Description
The story of African Americans in the church offers insight into national history because Methodism parallels the history of the United States. Beginning in the 18th century on the Eastern seaboard, Methodism migrated westward and picked up different emphases as the nation developed. In her chronology, Marilyn Magee Talbert lets the past teach us. She traces the strong faith of African American leaders who in the 18th and 19th centuries recognized the denominations racism, which led to the formation of new Methodist bodies. She shows the ministry of African Americans in the late 19th centur...
ISBN(s)
0881774243, 9780881774245
