The Moral State of Black America is an analysis of the Church's ineffectiveness on influencing Black Culture. The book presents the historical framework of American Christianity and its relationship to the African American faith community....

Fire in My Bones contributes to our understanding of gospel—and of the nature of religious experience in general....

Does God want us to be wealthy? Many people believe that God offers not only eternal joy in the hereafter but also material blessings in the here and now. Other Christians see this "prosperity theology," as nothing more than vulgar...

In Soul Pearls: Worship Resources for the Black Church Cheryl A. Kirk-Duggan offers a year's worth of worship resources designed to help pastors and worship leaders address the ongoing need for emotional support and encouragement that occurs specifically within African...

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First published in 1990, Chemical Dependency and the African American is revised and expanded to reflect updated statistics and the latest information in the treatment field. An expert on the topic of how cultural differences affect addiction treatment, Peter Bell,...

"Easily one of the most substantial and thoughtful works on the cultural politics of hip-hop. Ogbar successfully balances an insider's love of the culture with a scholar's critical eye."—William Jelani Cobb, author of To the Break of Dawn: A Freestyle...

"Leon Dash spent a year living in one of the poorest ghettos in Washington, D.C., and a total of seventeen months conducting interviews examining the causes and effects of the ever-lowering age of teenage parents among poor black youths." "Dash...

For over a century, the idea that African Americans are psychologically damaged has played an important role in discussions of race. In this provocative work, Daryl Michael Scott argues that damage imagery has been the product of liberals and...

Robbins and McClendon here provide the inspiration and tools to help African American readers overcome any societal/personal roadblocks and cultural conditioning that might keep them from enjoying the life of their dreams. Step by step, Robbins and McClendon show how...