TY - BOOK AU - Shelton,Jason E. AU - Emerson,Michael O. ED - Project Muse. TI - Blacks and Whites in Christian America: how racial discrimination shapes religious convictions T2 - Religion and social transformation SN - 9780814722770 AV - BR563.N4 S49 2012 U1 - 280/.408900973 23 PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - New York University Press KW - Faith KW - Protestant churches KW - United States KW - Doctrines KW - Black theology KW - Race discrimination KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity KW - African Americans KW - Religion KW - Electronic books. KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index; Why do African Americans pray so often? -- So rooted a past: slavery and African American Protestant religious tradition -- The Apostles' creed: racial similarities in commitments to core Christian tenets -- Learning and burning: racial differences in "academic" versus "experiential" models of Christianity -- Religious convictions: everyday faith-based actions and beliefs -- Shaded morality: not so Black and White -- Far-reaching faith: evidence of an inclusive religious doctrine -- Reconciling the race problem: identity politics and the gulf between Black and White Protestants UR - https://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780814722770/ ER -