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Canaan Land: A Religious History Of African Americans

by Albert J. Raboteau. Oxford University Press, 1999.

Description

Written by a professor at Princeton University, this resource combines narrative, facts, and data to unpack the richness of the African American tradition.

Features

chronology, African tribal customs, development of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, African American religious tradition

Recommended Audience

clergy, lay leaders, and congregant

Cost

Purchase as a book or e-book

Practical Applications

  • Trace the history of African American religious tradition by using this resource as an introduction.
  • Celebrate the African tradition by drawing stories from this book and sharing them as a sermon illustration.

About the Contributor

Contributor
Tim Shapiro

Tim Shapiro is the Indianapolis Center’s president. He began serving the Center in 2003 after 18 years in pastoral ministry. For 14 years, Tim served Westminster Presbyterian Church in Xenia, Ohio. Prior to his pastorate at Westminster, he was pastor of Bethlehem Presbyterian Church in Logansport, Indiana. He holds degrees from Purdue University and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

Tim’s interest in how congregations learn to do new things is represented in his book How Your Congregation LearnsAfter his extensive work on the Center’s Sacred Space initiative, Tim co-authored the book Holy Places: Matching Sacred Space with Mission and MessageHe has also authored several articles, including Applying Positive Deviance and The Congregation of Theological Coherence.

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