Longing for Jesus: Worship at a Black Holiness Church in Mississippi, 1895-1913

by Lester Ruth

The Church at Worship is a series of documentary case studies of specific worshiping communities from around the world and throughout Christian history that can inform and enrich worship practices today. In this third volume, Longing for Jesus, Lester Ruth vividly portrays a prominent African-American holiness church in Jackson, Mississippi, in the early twentieth century.

Ruth's rich selection of primary documents presents readers with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802869491
• ISBN13: 9780802869494
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Length: 187 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.7" x 9.1"