The Mossi States, a New Christian Orientation, and African Religion

The History of Black Americans and the Black Church

Our Scripture verse for today is James 2:26 which reads: "For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also."

Our History of Black Americans and the Black Church quote for today is from Lee June, a professor at Michigan State University and the author of the book, "Yet With A Steady Beat: The Black Church through a Psychological and Biblical Lens." He said, "Just as there are types and models of churches, there are also types of individuals and titles represented in the church. Names and titles are worthy of review and discussion for at least two reasons. First, names and titles can have both positive and negative impacts on behaviors, perceptions, and expectations within the church community. A person will behave in their personal and corporate lives according to what he or she thinks he or she is supposed to be. Secondly, names and titles need to be examined as to which are of biblical origin and the impacts of their use and misuse. This is critical because one reacts to the labels and behaves in conformity to what one believes the labels mean and connote. I believe that the extra biblical and non-biblical meanings given to several of the terms commonly used already have and continue to impede the overall impact and influence of the church community."

In this podcast, we are using as our texts: From Slavery to Freedom, by John Hope Franklin, The Negro Church in America by E. Franklin Frazier, and The Black Church In The U.S. by William A. Banks.

Our first topic for today is a continuation of our look at the earliest African states from the book, "From Slavery to Freedom" by John Hope Franklin. We are going to look at the Mossi states.

Our second topic for today is "Christianity: A New Orientation Toward Existence, Part 1" from The Negro Church in America by E. Franklin Frazier.

Our third and final topic for today is from "The Black Church in the U.S.: Its Origin, Growth, Contributions, and Outlook" by William A. Banks // AFRICAN RELIGION (PART 2)