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African American religious leaders African American religious leaders Kathleen Benson,James Haskins BLACK STARS Meet the black religious leaders who helpedshape the African American experience--from colonial to modern times Absalom Jones Richard Allen Jarena Lee Lemuel Ha… OL14865359W
My father's house My father's house Dijorn Moss New pastor Timothy Wells finds the task of keeping Gethsemane Community Church active more difficult than he expected. OL15897449W
The first lady The first lady Carl Weber When the Lord calls her home at the tender age of forty-four, Charlene Wilson, First Lady of First Jamaica Ministries, is determined to find a woman to take care of her husband, and after finding fou… OL16068893W
Simply Divine Simply Divine Jacquelin Thomas After a family catastrophe, glamorous Hollywood teenager Divine goes to live with devout relatives in Georgia, where she learns the importance of family and finds strength by turning to God. OL16069569W
Say amen, again Say amen, again ReShonda Tate Billingsley The spirited Houston congregation featured in bestselling author ReShonda Tate Billingsley’s Let the Church Say Amen and Everybody Say Amen has a major scandal unfolding—and, as always, the outspoken… OL16182674W
Selling my soul Selling my soul Sherri L. Lewis Returning from a two-year mission trip in Mozambique, Trina Michaels finds her dreams of returning to Africa shattered by her mother's cancer diagnosis, which, due to the treatment costs, forces her … OL17673322W
Prodigal Prodigal Zaria Garrison Identical twins Phylicia and Phoebe share a love for the same man, the Reverend Gary Morgan, who only has eyes for Phylicia, which prompts Phoebe to masquerade as her sister and seduce Gary at any co… OL17720711W
Come Sunday morning Come Sunday morning Terry E. Hill A charismatic pastor grapples with the conflict between his religious convictions and his love for a man, while his ambitious and resentful wife schemes to murder him and take over his church. OL17900400W
A testament of hope A testament of hope Martin Luther King Jr. Speeches, writings, interviews, and excerpts from five of Martin Luther King's books are presented in chronological order within topical groupings. OL1945945W
For all we know For all we know Sandra Kitt When Michaela Landry agreed to house-sit at her godparents' Memphis home, she expected a quiet, peaceful summer. Instead, her stay takes a dramatic turn when she finds a runaway teen and brings him t… OL1978940W
The pastor's husband The pastor's husband Tiffany L. Warren Felicia Caldwell moves to Dallas and infiltrates the lives of Nya and her co-pastor husband, Gregory. Felicia Caldwell has a great job, a healthy bank account, and stunning good looks, and when char… OL20028008W
Daniel Alexander Payne Daniel Alexander Payne Nelson T. Strobert This is a biography of Daniel Alexander Payne, a free person of color in nineteenth century Charleston, South Carolina. He was an educator, pastor, abolitionist, poet, historiographer, hymn writer, e… OL20955149W
The faithful narrative of a pastor's disappearance The faithful narrative of a pastor's disappearance Benjamin Anastas "In this satire, adultery, real estate, religion and intrigue collide in suburban New England. Reverend Thomas Mosher, the young black pastor of the Pilgrims' Congregational Church ("An Historic Chur… OL2717362W
Until there is faith Until there is faith Debora D. Beasley Gabriel Isaiah Thomas III is associate pastor at Christian Fellowship Church, where his father is Bishop. The Bishop has decided that Pastor Gabe should marry Delia, daughter of another prominent Bis… OL27956449W
Black Preaching Black Preaching Henry H. Mitchell Transcripts of representative sermons are used to illustrate an appraisal of the language and style of the Black preaching tradition. OL4466557W
Chasing Faith Chasing Faith Stephanie Perry Moore Secret Service Agent Christian Ware’s no-strings-attached affair with her boss is no longer working for her. Although she now has a life that most would envy, she’s not happy. But her life takes a su… OL5716728W
Everybody Say Amen Everybody Say Amen ReShonda Tate Billingsley When her husband hears God’s call to become a preacher, Rachel Jackson Adams is distressed—she grew up a preacher's daughter, and knows how difficult life under the microscope can be for a reverend’s… OL5730840W
Love on the line Love on the line Laura Castoro Description information pending. OL5805303W
Heaven Sent Heaven Sent Dynah Zale Released from prison to a female Christian halfway house, Eve, a recovering drug addict, has no intention of staying clean, until she falls in love with an associate pastor and will do anything to be… OL8847347W
The Knees Of Gullah Island The Knees Of Gullah Island Dwight Fryer Gillam Hale was born to free parents, and his life was untouched by slavery until his preacher father took him on a trip to minister to the Virginia slaves. Gillam wants beautiful Queen Esther from t… OL8945951W
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