
Something Within: Religion in African-American Political Activism
Synopsis
One of the first book-length studies in decades solely devoted to religion and African-American political activism, Something Within explores how Afro-Christianity encourages political activism among African-Americans. Combining ethnography, history, contextual analysis, and survey research, this book illustrates the participatory effects of Afro-Christianity by examining its institutional, psychological, and cultural influences. Moving beyond the current debates on the subject, Fredrick C. Harris advances a new theory of religion as a political resource for a "civic culture in opposition."
Publisher information
- Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
- ISBN: 9780195145953
- Number of pages: 240
- Dimensions: 234 x 153 x 18 mm
- Weight: 354g
- Languages: English

















