Covering basketry, musical instruments, wood carving, quilting, pottery, boatbuilding, blacksmithing, architecture, and graveyard decoration, John Vlach seeks to trace and substantiate African influences in the traditional arts and crafts of black Americans. It is a widespread tradition, he observes, readily...

The Second Vatican Council's call for biblical renewal in every aspect of Catholic life revealed the need for a key to the Scriptures that would communicate their power by means of modern scholarship. The Catholic Study Bible addressed this crucial...

The overarching purpose of Jeffries' important study is to affirm the cultural performance traditions of African-American educators.BooknewsPresents results of interviews with 17 black educators in a small, rural North Carolina town with a large African-American population on their attitudes about...

Now in burgundy imitation leather, a complete personal-size edition of the New American Bible. Contains many helpful aids for easy Bible reading and study. A lovely and meaningful gift. GIFT BOXED...

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This beautiful edition will stimulate all Catholics to read the Bible and help them to better understand the Divine Message. GIFT BOXED....

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The American art collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, has grown significantly over the past two decades and reached new heights with such spectacular recent acquisitions as Albert Bierstadt’s Indians Spear Fishing and Frank Stella’s Damascus Gate (Stretch...

A visual celebration of African American art from its beginnings in Colonial America up to the present day. From early folk art to contemporary prints, paintings, and sculpture, here is the remark, able fruit of America's black artistic heritage....

A complete personal-size edition of the New American Bible. Contains many helpful aids for easy Bible reading and study. A lovely and meaningful gift. Gift boxed. Special features include compact 7 pt. type; Bible dictionary; self-explaining maps; doctrinal Bible index;...