Down by the Riverside Glen Williamson Presenting original contributions by some

Presenting original contributions by some of the most notable names in the field of urban politics

That's a little more than the number of grains of sand on all the beaches on Earth

military service and his lasting influence in a field of science which is rapidly developing

This group challenges oversimplified concepts of the Black church experience and broadens the concept of Black religion outside the boundaries of Christianity - raising questions about what it means to be an African American congregation

in exercising their civil rights

Down by the Riverside Glen Williamson Presenting original contributions by someDown by the Riverside provides an expansive introduction to the development of African American religion and theology. Spanning the time of slavery up to the present, the volume moves beyond Protestant Christianity to address a broad diversity of African American religion from Conjure, Orisa, and Black Judaism to Islam, African American Catholicism, and humanism. This accessible historical overview begins with African religious heritages and traces