In Kincraft Todne Thomas explores the internal dynamics of
community life among black evangelicals, who are often overshadowed
by white evangelicals and the common equation of the “Black
Church” with an Afro-Protestant mainline. Drawing on fieldwork in
an Afro-Caribbean and African American church association in
Atlanta, Thomas locates black evangelicals at the center of their
own religious story, presenting their determined spiritual
relatedness as a form of insurgency. She outlines how church
members cocreate themselves as spiritual kin through what she calls
kincraft—the construction of one another as brothers and sisters
in Christ. Kincraft, which Thomas traces back to the diasporic
histories and migration experiences of church members, reflects
black evangelicals' understanding of Christian familial connection
as transcending racial, ethnic, and denominational boundaries in
ways that go beyond the patriarchal nuclear family. Church members
also use their spiritual relationships to navigate racial and
ethnic discrimination within the majority-white evangelical
movement. By charting kincraft's functions and significance, Thomas
demonstrates the ways in which black evangelical social life is
more varied and multidimensional than standard narratives of
evangelicalism would otherwise suggest.
General
Imprint: |
Duke University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Religious Cultures of African and African Diaspora People |
Release date: |
April 2021 |
Firstpublished: |
2021 |
Authors: |
Todne Thomas
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
264 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4780-1065-4 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-4780-1065-7 |
Barcode: |
9781478010654 |
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