Black Protestant churches
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Black Protestant churches are Christian congregations and denominations rooted in African American history and culture, central to Black religious life and often key institutions in social justice and community organizing.
Aliases (2)
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American religious tradition
→
Christian religious institution → Protestant denomination family → |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
African Americans
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| centralTo |
Black religious life in the United States
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| contrastedWith |
white evangelical churches
→
white mainline Protestant churches → |
| emphasizes |
Holy Spirit experience
→
biblical authority → communal prayer → congregational singing → gospel music → personal conversion → preaching → social justice → testimony → |
| geographicFocus |
United States
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| hasCulturalRole |
community support network
→
development of Black sacred music → leadership training for African Americans → preservation of African American culture → space for political organizing → |
| hasDemographic |
predominantly Black membership
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| hasHistoricalRootIn |
African American history
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Great Migration → Jim Crow era → slavery in the United States → |
| hasKeyInstitutionType |
denominational convention
→
local congregation → national board → regional conference → |
| hasOrganizationalForm |
congregational polity
→
connectional polity → episcopal polity → |
| hasTheologyOrientation |
Pentecostal
→
evangelical → holiness → mainline Protestant → |
| includesDenomination |
African Methodist Episcopal Church
→
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church → Christian Methodist Episcopal Church → Church of God in Christ → Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship → National Baptist Convention USA Inc. → National Baptist Convention of America International Inc. → National Missionary Baptist Convention of America → Progressive Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ → Progressive National Baptist Convention → |
| languageOfWorship |
English
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| playsRoleIn |
anti-racism movements
→
civil rights movement in the United States → community organizing → economic empowerment → education initiatives → mutual aid → social justice activism → voter mobilization → |
| recognizedBy |
Pew Research Center religious typology
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| religiousTradition |
Protestant Christianity
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
American Protestantism
("Black Protestantism in the United States")
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hasMovement |
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National Baptist Convention USA Inc.
("Historically Black Protestant")
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mainClassification |
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Black Americans
→
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religiousTraditionsInclude |