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The SSBR was founded in 1970 to support black religious scholars' critical inquiry into the foundations of black theology. [2] The intellectual ferment which led to the group's founding began with Joseph B. Washington's publication of the seminal Black Religion in 1964, [3] and continued with the publication of James H. Cone's Black Theology and Black Power in 1969.
African American Religion: Interpretive Essays in History and Culture Archived 2016-03-07 at the Wayback Machine. London; New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-91458-2. Raboteau, Albert J. (1999). Canaan Land: A Religious History of African Americans. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-514585-2. Vaughn, Steve.
Modern American origins of contemporary black theology can be traced to July 31, 1966, when an ad hoc group of 51 concerned clergy, calling themselves the National Committee of Negro Churchmen, bought a full page ad in The New York Times to publish their "Black Power Statement", which proposed a more aggressive approach to combating racism using the Bible for inspiration. [5]
Afro-American religions (also known as African diasporic religions) are a number of related religions that developed in the Americas among African slaves and their descendants in various countries of the Caribbean Islands and Latin America, as well as parts of the Southern United States.
Black Catholicism or African-American Catholicism comprises the African-American people, beliefs, and practices in the Catholic Church. There are around three million Black Catholics in the United States, making up 6% of the total population of African Americans, who are mostly Protestant , and 4% of American Catholics .
The Black sermonic tradition, or Black preaching tradition, is an approach to sermon (or homily) construction and delivery practiced primarily among African Americans in the Black Church. The tradition seeks to preach messages that appeal to both the intellect and the emotive dimensions of humanity.
[4] [13] By 1860, one year before the start of the American Civil War, 11% of African Americans were members of Christian churches. [14] In the 18th century, many white Protestants did not believe that African Americans were fully human, and as a result, they did not believe that African Americans had souls. [4]
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:American religious leaders. It includes religious leaders that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Religion being very important in African American history and culture , this category recognizes African Americans who are/were leaders in religions.