Have you ever noticed that the bible uses three primary phrases or words when referring to the believer's redemption? Saved (Salvation), Born Again, and Filled with the Holy Ghost (Spirit). Obviously all three are directly related to our submitted lives to Jesus Christ. In many respects they are one in the same. But, are they one in the same or simply just a play on words without spiritual significance. Well, I think not. Nothing in the Holy word of God is without significance; absolutely nothing. I invite you to ask yourself these questions. Am I saved? Am I born-again? Am I filled with the Holy Ghost (Spirit)? These are a few logical questions. How do I know which or if all three apply to me? Are they all the same? Is there a biblical or scriptural difference? If there is a biblical difference, where am I? This literary piece will help you discover where you are in the process and push you to the fullness of your Salvation.

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Illumines a unique fusion of African and Western European religious traditions "Ain't Gonna Lay My 'Ligion Down" reveals the ways that African Americans have "put flesh on their Christian beliefs," adapting the faith of their European American masters and creating distinctive forms of religious expression. Contributors to the volume examine specific examples of African American religious practice and church leadership to show the remarkable degree to which newly imported slaves preserved their African spiritual heritage while simultaneously meshing it with Western symbols and theological claims. The first essay in the volume explains the historical implications and continuing significance of two distinctive, often misunderstood components of African American folk religion: the pray's house spirit and the distinctive conversion ritual known as seekin' the Lord. Other essays consider the morality of African American folktales, specifically the Brer Rabbit tales; the symbolic and literary connections between African traditional religions and the religious experiences of African American women as found in the "motherwit" tradition; and the central place "rhythm" holds in African American life as a thread of continuity connecting life in Africa with life in the diaspora. Two final essays explore African American folk religion by examining the contributions of prominent nineteenth- and twentieth-century church leaders.