Live Long and Prosper : How Black Megachurches Address HIV/AIDS and Poverty in the Age of Prosperity Theology / Sandra L. Barnes.
2012
BR563.B53
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Live Long and Prosper : How Black Megachurches Address HIV/AIDS and Poverty in the Age of Prosperity Theology / Sandra L. Barnes.
Author
Barnes, Sandra L., author.
ISBN
9780823249596
Published
New York, NY : Fordham University Press, [2012]
Copyright
©2012
Language
English
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In English.
Description
1 online resource (256 p.)
Item Number
10.1515/9780823249596 doi
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BR563.B53
Dewey Decimal Classification
277.3/08308996073
Summary
This pioneering new study of the Black megachurch phenomenon brings nuance and depth to the question, Are Black megachurches more focused on prosperity than on people?Black megachurches and their pastors are often accused of failing to use their considerable resources to help the poor; focusing on prosperity theology rather than on social justice; requiring excessive monetary and time commitments of members; and pilfering church coffers for the their personal use. The debate rages on aboutwhether these congregations are doing all they can to address specific challenges facing African American communities. Live Long and Prosper is a refreshing, innovative study that reaches beyond superficial understandings of the Black megachurch phenomenon in a piercing interrogation of how powerful megachurches address (or fail to address) two social crises in the Black community: HIV/AIDS andpoverty.Live Long and Prosper offers an intriguing examination of sixteen representative Black megachurches and explores some of their motivations and subsequent programmatic efforts in light of prosperity or "health and wealth" theology. Professor Barnes makes the case that the Black megachurch is a complex, contemporary model of the historic Black church in response to globalism, consumerism, secularism, religious syncretism, and the realities of race. She contends that many of these megachurches hold unique characteristics of adaptability and innovation that position them well to tackle difficult social issues. Prosperity theology emphasizes two characteristics-physical health and economic wealth-as examples of godly living and faith. This book considers whether and how efforts to address HIV/AIDS (a "health" issue) and poverty (a "wealth" issue) are influenced by church and clergy profiles; theology, in general; and prosperity theology, in particular. Frame analysis informs this mixed-methodological study to compare and contrast experiences, theological beliefs, pastoral profiles, and programs.Live Long and Prosper is a must-read for general readers, academics, and students alike-indeed, anyone interested in the contemporary Black megachurch's response to social problems and the link between theology and social action. It is at once a fascinating, readable narrative and a rich piece of scholarship complete withextensively documented endnotes, statistics, informative charts and tables, and an exhaustive bibliography.
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Table of Contents
Frontmatter
Contents
Tables
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Black Megachurch
1. The Calling and the Corner
2. Black Megachurch Theology: Making the Word Flesh!
3. Black Megachurches and HIV/AIDS: Beliefs and Behavior in Unsettled Times
4. Poverty as a Frame Continuum
Conclusion: The Black Megachurch in the New Millennium- Responding to Social Problems
Appendix: The Black Megachurch
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Contents
Tables
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Black Megachurch
1. The Calling and the Corner
2. Black Megachurch Theology: Making the Word Flesh!
3. Black Megachurches and HIV/AIDS: Beliefs and Behavior in Unsettled Times
4. Poverty as a Frame Continuum
Conclusion: The Black Megachurch in the New Millennium- Responding to Social Problems
Appendix: The Black Megachurch
Notes
Bibliography
Index