Songs of Zion: The African Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States and South Africa
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Founded by free people of color in Philadelphia in the aftermath of the American Revolution, the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church emerged in the nineteenth century as the preeminent black institution in the United States. In 1896, the church opened mission work in South Africa, absorbing an independent "Ethiopian" church founded by dissident African Christians a few years earlier. In the process, the church helped ignite one of the most influential popular movements in South African history.
Songs of Zion examines this remarkable historical convergence from both sides of the Atlantic. James Campbell charts the origins and evolution of black American independent churches, arguing that the very act of becoming Christian forced African Americans to reflect on their relationship to their ancestral continent. He then turns to South Africa, exploring the AME Church's entrance and evolution in a series of specific South African contexts. Throughout the book, Campbell focuses on the comparisons that Africans and African Americans themselves drew between their situations. Their transatlantic encounter, he argues, enabled both groups to understand and act upon their worlds in new ways.
Songs of Zion examines this remarkable historical convergence from both sides of the Atlantic. James Campbell charts the origins and evolution of black American independent churches, arguing that the very act of becoming Christian forced African Americans to reflect on their relationship to their ancestral continent. He then turns to South Africa, exploring the AME Church's entrance and evolution in a series of specific South African contexts. Throughout the book, Campbell focuses on the comparisons that Africans and African Americans themselves drew between their situations. Their transatlantic encounter, he argues, enabled both groups to understand and act upon their worlds in new ways.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0807847119
ISBN13:9780807847114
Release Date:March 1998
Publisher:University of North Carolina Press
Length:448 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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19th Century Africa African-American Studies Christian Books & Bibles Christianity Church History History Methodist Other Religions, Practices & Sacred Texts Politics & Government Protestantism Religion Religion & Spirituality Religious Studies Social Science Social Sciences South Africa Specific Demographics TextbooksCustomer Reviews
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