Saved and Sanctified

Saved and Sanctified
Author: Deidre Helen Crumbley
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2012-04-22
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0813043557

During the early twentieth century, millions of southern blacks moved north to escape the violent racism of the Jim Crow South and to find employment in urban centers. They transplanted not only themselves but also their culture; in the midst of this tumultuous demographic transition emerged a new social institution, the storefront sanctified church. Saved and Sanctified focuses on one such Philadelphia church that was started above a horse stable, was founded by a woman born sixteen years after the Emancipation Proclamation, and is still active today. "The Church," as it is known to its members, offers a unique perspective on an under-studied aspect of African American religious institutions. Through painstaking historical and ethnographic research, Deidre Helen Crumbley illuminates the crucial role these oftentimes controversial churches played in the spiritual life of the African American community during and after the Great Migration. She provides a new perspective on women and their leadership roles, examines the loose or nonexistent relationship these Pentecostal churches have with existing denominations, and dispels common prejudices about those who attend storefront churches. Skillfully interweaving personal vignettes from her own experience as a member, along with life stories of founding members, Crumbley provides new insights into the importance of grassroots religion and community-based houses of worship.

Biennial Report

Biennial Report
Author: Washington (State). Office of the Secretary of State
Publisher:
Total Pages: 182
Release: 1904
Genre:
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Music

Music
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 764
Release: 1973
Genre: Church music
ISBN: