Black Methodists
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Black Methodists are members of Methodist Christian traditions within the African diaspora, historically central to Black religious life, community organizing, and struggles for racial justice.
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian group
ⓘ
religious community ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
abolition of slavery
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civil rights legislation ⓘ desegregation ⓘ economic justice ⓘ voting rights ⓘ |
| associatedWithDenomination |
African Methodist Episcopal Church
NERFINISHED
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African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Christian Methodist Episcopal Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Free Methodist Church NERFINISHED ⓘ United Methodist Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Wesleyan Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clergyRole |
pastor as community leader
ⓘ
pastor as political advocate ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
Black church music traditions
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Black liberation theology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
importance of personal holiness
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salvation by grace through faith ⓘ social holiness ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
class meetings and small groups
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communal worship and music ⓘ itinerant preaching tradition ⓘ revival meetings ⓘ |
| ethnoReligiousContext | Black Christianity ⓘ |
| experienced | racial segregation in worship ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Africa
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ⓘ
Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyCentralTo |
Black community organizing
ⓘ
Black religious life in the United States ⓘ civil rights movement in the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ struggles for racial justice ⓘ |
| historicalOriginContext |
Atlantic world slavery
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segregated Methodist congregations ⓘ |
| historicalOriginPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African religious heritage
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American evangelicalism ⓘ Wesleyan revival in Britain ⓘ |
| languageOfWorship | English ⓘ |
| organizationalForm |
connectional polity
ⓘ
episcopal leadership ⓘ |
| organized | independent Black Methodist denominations ⓘ |
| partOf | African diaspora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Methodism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responseTo |
exclusion from leadership in white denominations
ⓘ
racism in white Methodist churches ⓘ |
| socialRole |
base for political mobilization
ⓘ
center of cultural life ⓘ provider of education in Black communities ⓘ provider of mutual aid ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Wesleyan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipStyle |
call and response
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gospel music ⓘ spontaneous prayer ⓘ |
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