Shattering the Illusion: How African American Churches of Christ Moved from Segregation to Independence nt the authors’ analyses of texts

the authors’ analyses of texts and methods can benefit those in a much wider circle

by Gordon Dabbs

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Pastors: How did church leadership become so professionalized and hierarchical

Shattering the Illusion: How African American Churches of Christ Moved from Segregation to Independence nt the authors’ analyses of textsby Wes Crawford Description A groundbreaking book telling the story of how a pivotal 1968 event shattered the illusion of racial unity in Churches of Christ. Churches of Christ are a Southern American denomination, and throughout their history they have behaved much like their regional peers. From the late nineteenth century to the dawn of the Civil Rights Movement, African American and white members of Churches of Christ perpetuated an illusion of