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The Black Church in the African American Experience

C. Eric Lincoln and Lawrence H. Mamiya, 1990

The largest nongovernmental field study of Black churches ever undertaken, drawing on interviews with more than 1,800 Black clergy across the seven historic denominations of the Black Church: the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, the National Baptist Convention, USA, Incorporated, the National Baptist Convention of America, the Progressive National Baptist Convention, and the Church of God in Christ. Use for the tradition's institutional formation and its seven historic core denominations.

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Assessment
Reliability Tier
1
Published by Duke University Press, C. Eric Lincoln and Lawrence H. Mamiya's peer reviewed monograph, the largest nongovernmental field study of Black churches ever undertaken, drawing on interviews with more than 1,800 clergy, treated at the top tier.
Notes
Ten year field study, the first major survey of Black churches since the 1930s, winner of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion's 1990 Distinguished Book Award. The standard scholarly reference naming and describing the tradition's seven historic denominations.
Citation
Author
C. Eric Lincoln and Lawrence H. Mamiya
Publisher
Duke University Press
Publication Year
1990
Source Type
Scholarly study
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African Methodist Episcopal Church, Denominations

This source names African Methodist Episcopal Church directly: "denominations of the Black Church: the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, the National Baptist Convention..."

Source The Black Church in the African American ExperienceC. Eric Lincoln and Lawrence H. Mamiya
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Denominations

This source names African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church directly: "Methodist Episcopal Church, the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, the National Baptist Convention, USA, Incorporated, the National Baptist Convention..."

Source The Black Church in the African American ExperienceC. Eric Lincoln and Lawrence H. Mamiya
Americas, Continents

This source names Americas directly: "The largest nongovernmental field study of Black churches ever undertaken, drawing on interviews with more than 1,800 Black clergy across the seven historic denominations of the Black Church: the..."

Source The Black Church in the African American ExperienceC. Eric Lincoln and Lawrence H. Mamiya
Baptist, Denominations

This source names Baptist directly: "Episcopal Church, the National Baptist Convention, USA, Incorporated, the National Baptist Convention of America, the Progressive National Baptist Convention, and the Church of God in Christ."

Source The Black Church in the African American ExperienceC. Eric Lincoln and Lawrence H. Mamiya
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, Denominations

This source names Christian Methodist Episcopal Church directly: "Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, the National Baptist Convention, USA, Incorporated, the National Baptist Convention of America, the Progressive National..."

Source The Black Church in the African American ExperienceC. Eric Lincoln and Lawrence H. Mamiya
National Baptist Convention of America, Denominations

This source names National Baptist Convention of America directly: "Convention, USA, Incorporated, the National Baptist Convention of America, the Progressive National Baptist Convention, and the Church of God in Christ."

Source The Black Church in the African American ExperienceC. Eric Lincoln and Lawrence H. Mamiya
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Denominations

This source names Progressive National Baptist Convention directly: "Baptist Convention of America, the Progressive National Baptist Convention, and the Church of God in Christ."

Source The Black Church in the African American ExperienceC. Eric Lincoln and Lawrence H. Mamiya
Claims Backed By This Source (37 claims)

This source backs 37 claims across the atlas. As facts: 20 well-attested. As cited relationships: 12 holds. Plus 5 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Denominations, 17 claims: 10 well-attested, 4 holds, 3 general references.
  • Sources, 14 claims: 7 well-attested, 7 holds.
  • Articles, 6 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 holds, 2 general references.
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