African American Religion brings together in one forum the mt important essays on the development of these traditions to provide a broad overview of the field and its most important scholars. The first part of the book orients African American religion to American history and the study of religion. The essays that follow trace the histories of many religious and cultural traditions, from the early cultural contact of Africans and Europeans, to the relationship between slaaaavery and an emerging Black Christianity, from the place of Africa in the African-American religious consciousness, to contemporary issues such as women in the ministry and Black nationalism.
