Authentically Black and Truly Catholic: The Rise of Black Catholicism in the Great Migration

by Matthew J. Cressler

Book Overview

Explores the contentious debates among Black Catholics about the proper relationship between religious practice and racial identity

Chicago has been known as the Black Metropolis. But before the Great Migration, Chicago could have been called the Catholic Metropolis, with its skyline defined by parish spires as well as by industrial smoke stacks and skyscrapers. This book uncovers the intersection of the two. Authentically Black...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479880965
• ISBN13: 9781479880966
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"