The African Methodist Episcopal Church

by Dennis Dickerson

In this book, Dennis C. Dickerson examines the long history of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and its intersection with major social movements over more than two centuries. Beginning as a religious movement in the late eighteenth century, the African Methodist Episcopal Church developed as a freedom advocate for blacks in the Atlantic World. Governance of a proud black ecclesia often clashed with its commitment to and resources for fighting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521153964
• ISBN13: 9780521153966
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 614 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"