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February 10, 2021 By Jennifer Grisham   |  

3 Essential Resources to Learn about Black Church History

man holding up a Bible in church

When we look back on Church history, we see lots of familiar names and stories, like the revolutionary time Martin Luther read Romans or Jonathan Edwards preached his most famous sermon. So many stories like these have been passed down for generations, but they don’t tell the full story of the Church. (more…)

Filed Under: Culture and Context Tagged With: black history month, carl ellis, church history, esau mccaulley, trillia newbell

February 27, 2020 By Faithlife Staff   |  

5 Books to Help You Explore Christianity from an African American Perspective

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Because black Church history is family history, it’s important for us to continue learning from our African American brothers and sisters all year long. Since Black History Month is coming to an end, we’re highlighting five books to help you continue exploring our shared history and faith from a uniquely African-American perspective. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Digital Discipleship, Featured Books Tagged With: african american church, black history month, civil rights, diversity, dr. eric mason, faithlife ebooks, john m. perkins

February 21, 2020 By Faithlife Staff   |  

Is Your Love a Performance? The First Ordained African-American Minister Responds.

Lemuel Haynes was a patriot in the American Revolutionary War but also the first African American man to be ordained as a minister. May We Meet in the Heavenly World: The Piety of Lemuel Haynes includes both a biographical essay and selections from Lemuel Haynes’ writings, revealing an Edwardsian sense of spirituality that constantly lived in view of eternity. 

Well acquainted with difficulties, suffering, and death, Haynes’ ministry was infused with unfailing hope, as we see in the following excerpt.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Culture and Context Tagged With: black history month, hypocrisy, lemuel haynes

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