The largest nongovernmental field study of Black churches ever undertaken, drawing on interviews with more than 1,800 Black clergy across the seven historic denominations of the Black Church: the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, the National Baptist Convention, USA, Incorporated, the National Baptist Convention of America, the Progressive National Baptist Convention, and the Church of God in Christ. Use for the tradition's institutional formation and its seven historic core denominations.
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Published by Duke University Press, C. Eric Lincoln and Lawrence H. Mamiya's peer reviewed monograph, the largest nongovernmental field study of Black churches ever undertaken, drawing on interviews with more than 1,800 clergy, treated at the top tier. NotesTen year field study, the first major survey of Black churches since the 1930s, winner of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion's 1990 Distinguished Book Award. The standard scholarly reference naming and describing the tradition's seven historic denominations.
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AuthorC. Eric Lincoln and Lawrence H. Mamiya
PublisherDuke University Press
Publication Year1990
Source TypeScholarly study
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This source names African Methodist Episcopal Church directly: "denominations of the Black Church: the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, the National Baptist Convention..."
This source names African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church directly: "Methodist Episcopal Church, the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, the National Baptist Convention, USA, Incorporated, the National Baptist Convention..."
This source names Americas directly: "The largest nongovernmental field study of Black churches ever undertaken, drawing on interviews with more than 1,800 Black clergy across the seven historic denominations of the Black Church: the..."
This source names Baptist directly: "Episcopal Church, the National Baptist Convention, USA, Incorporated, the National Baptist Convention of America, the Progressive National Baptist Convention, and the Church of God in Christ."
This source names Christian Methodist Episcopal Church directly: "Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, the National Baptist Convention, USA, Incorporated, the National Baptist Convention of America, the Progressive National..."
This source names National Baptist Convention of America directly: "Convention, USA, Incorporated, the National Baptist Convention of America, the Progressive National Baptist Convention, and the Church of God in Christ."
This source names Progressive National Baptist Convention directly: "Baptist Convention of America, the Progressive National Baptist Convention, and the Church of God in Christ."
Claims Backed By This Source (37 claims)
This source backs 37 claims across the atlas. As facts: 20 well-attested. As cited relationships: 12 holds. Plus 5 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Denominations, 17 claims: 10 well-attested, 4 holds, 3 general references.
- Sources, 14 claims: 7 well-attested, 7 holds.
- Articles, 6 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 holds, 2 general references.
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