Through the Storm; Through the Night provides a lively overview of the history of African American religion; beginning with the birth of African Christianity amidst the Transatlantic slave trade; and tracing the story through its growth in America. Noted author and historian Paul Harvey illustrates how black Christian traditions provided theological; institutional; and personal strategies for cultural survival during bondage and into an era of partial freedom. At the same time; Harvey covers the ongoing tug-of-war between themes of "respectability" versus practices derived from an African heritage; the adoption of Christianity by the majority of African Americans; and the critique of the adoption of the "white man's religion" from the eighteenth century to the present. The book also covers internal cultural; gendered; and class divisions in churches that attracted congregants of widely disparate educational levels; incomes; and worship styles.
#962113 in Books Rowman Littlefield Publishers 2009-12-16Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.13 x .92 x 6.07l; 1.10 #File Name: 0742549828352 pages
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful. A vast improvement on an already impressive workBy Brian G.Brook has accomplished what no-one since D.M. Dunlop (in his 1954 "History of the Jewish Khazars") has been able to do: He has written a comprehensive; up-to-date; scrupulously researched and scholarly account of the amazing history of the Khazars. Better still; he has done so in a manner that is accessible to the layman as well as to historians.Brook; a layman himself (albeit a lay expert); has meticulously collected thousands of tidbits of historical knowledge and lore from a myriad of primary and secondary sourcesBrook's first edition (published by Jason Aaronson in 1999) was a masterpiece in and of itself; but it was flawed by the certainty of certain controversial assertions (such as that the conversion of the Khazars took place in 861) which have; over the course of only a few years; become outdated by dramatic new discoveries in numismatics and archaeology. This second edition of Brook's magnum opus corrects many errors and also includes information on new discoveries; organized into convenient; intuitive and well-cited sections (including "The Origins of the Khazars"; "The Khazars' Conversion to Judaism"; and "Relations between the Khazars and other People".)Khazar history is brought to life through discussions of trade; religion; daily life; language; and many other issues. Anyone interested in Jewish; Eastern European or Eurasian history; or anyone who fancies themselves a polymath; would be remiss if they failed to purchase and read this book.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy wordEnlightening.4 of 5 people found the following review helpful. The Jews of Khazaria second edition by Kevin Alan BrookBy Nadene GoldfootThe Jews of Khazaria is a brilliant work of incredible research written in a very interesting manner. This is a group of Turkish people from the early midieval period that has been overlooked in most history books; perhaps mentioned in a few sentences. Kevin Brook has managed to find out so much on the history of Jews. Up to the 10th century Khazaria covered area from the northern Caucasus and the Volga delta to Kiev. I thought after having a Y DNA test and finding that the male side of my family were rather rare Q haplogroup that we would also be from Khazaria but that may not be true. Nevertheless; I have learned a great deal about a part of my history that I had never known about.
