African American Preachers and Politics: The Careys of Chicago

by Dennis C. Dickerson

Book Overview

During most of the twentieth century, Archibald J. Carey, Sr. (1868-1931) and Archibald J. Carey, Jr. (1908-1981), father and son, exemplified a blend of ministry and politics that many African American religious leaders pursued. Their sacred and secular concerns merged in efforts to improve the spiritual and material well-being of their congregations. But as political alliances became necessary, both wrestled with moral consequences and varied outcomes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1617031933
• ISBN13: 9781617031939
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"