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For the freedom of her race For the freedom of her race Lisa G. Materson "Focusing on Chicago and downstate Illinois politics during the incredibly oppressive decades between the end of Reconstruction in 1877 and the election of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1932 - a perio… OL12048834W
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
And you call yourself a Christian And you call yourself a Christian E. N. Joy Lorain, scandalous leader of the New Day Singles Ministry, wages war on her daughter Unique's birth mother when Unique ends up in jail for murder, while Unique, fighting for her life behind bars, won… OL16643996W
A love for tomorrow A love for tomorrow Vanessa Miller "Christian television show host Serenity Williams is determined never to fall in love with another ego-driven pastor, but then she meets Pastor Phillip McKnight, whose kingdom vision and humble perso… OL17660410W
Peoples Temple and Black religion in America Peoples Temple and Black religion in America Anthony B. Pinn,Rebecca Moore The Peoples Temple movement ended on November 18, 1978 in their utopianist community of Jonestown, Guyana, when more than 900 members died, most of whom took their own lives. Only a handful lived to … OL19572854W
The choir director 2 The choir director 2 Carl Weber It's been three years since Aaron Mackie succeeded in helping his friend and mentor, Bishop T.K. Wilson, dig his ministry out of financial ruin. Aaron is also responsible for re-energizing the almost… OL19982043W
Drama in the church saga Drama in the church saga Dynah Zale Follows the lives and loves of members of the First Nazareth A.M.E. Church congregation, including Tressie, who longs for a thug as a boyfriend and Olivia, who wants to remain celibate until she's ma… OL20003721W
The Amen Corner The Amen Corner James Baldwin Only a boy preacher who had grown up to become one of America's most eminent writers could have produced a play like The Amen Corner. For to his first work for the theater James Baldwin brought all t… OL228714W
Awakening to equality Awakening to equality Karl E. Lutze "In 1945, Karl Lutze was a young white pastor assigned to an African American church in Muskogee, Oklahoma. His experiences ministering to black congregations there and, later, in Tulsa provide a uni… OL5839628W
Somewhat Saved Somewhat Saved Pat G'Orge-Walker In her latest, most soulful and side-splitting send-up of church life yet, Pat G’Orge-Walker’s hilarious cast of parishioners battle their worst vices, the funny and serious sides of aging, and each … OL6037444W