The Sexual Politics of Black Churches

The book "Everybody Knew He Was That Way : Chicagos Clarence H. Cobbs, American Religion, and Sexuality during the Post-World War II Period" by Wallace Best explores the politics of sexuality within Black churches and the communities they serve, highlighting how Black people and groups negotiate the intersections of religion, race, gender, and sexuality across historical and contemporary settings. It sheds light on the relationship between the cultural politics of Black churches and the broader cultural and political terrain of the United States, and develops an array of new perspectives on religion, race, and sexuality in American culture.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 280 pages
Publication date: 08 February 2022
Publisher: Columbia University Press

Winner,2022-2023 Virginia Ramey Mollenkott Award for chapter 5 Everybody Knew He Was That Way : Chicagos Clarence H. Cobbs,American Religion,and Sexuality during the Post-World War II Period by Wallace Best

This book brings together an interdisciplinary roster of scholars and practitioners to analyze the politics of sexuality within Black churches and the communities they serve. In essays and conversations, leading writers reflect on how Black churches have participated in recent discussions about issues such as marriage equality, reproductive justice, and transgender visibility in American society. They consider the varied ways that Black people and groups negotiate the intersections of religion, race, gender, and sexuality across historical and contemporary settings.

Individually and collectively, the pieces included in this book shed light on the relationship between the cultural politics of Black churches and the broader cultural and political terrain of the United States. Contributors examine how churches and their members participate in the formal processes of electoral politics as well as how they engage in other processes of social and cultural change. They highlight how contemporary debates around marriage, gender, and sexuality are deeply informed by religious beliefs and practices.

Through a critically engaged interdisciplinary investigation, The Sexual Politics of Black Churches develops an array of new perspectives on religion, race, and sexuality in American culture.

Winner,2022-2023 Virginia Ramey Mollenkott Award for chapter 5 Everybody Knew He Was That Way : Chicagos Clarence H. Cobbs,American Religion,and Sexuality during the Post-World War II Period by Wallace Best

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780231188333