Nurturing Sanctuary: Community Capacity Building in African American Churches / Edition 1

by Townsand Price-Spratlen

Overview

Nurturing Sanctuary analyzes ways in which the two most vital institutions of the Black experience - families and churches - are working with schools and health providers to respond to contemporary challenges and improve the twenty-first century life chances of African Americans and others.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433125973
Publisher:	Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Publication date:	07/29/2015
Series:	Black Studies and Critical Thinking , #67
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	199
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Townsand Price-Spratlen (PhD, University of Washington) is Associate Professor of Sociology at Ohio State University. He is an urban sociologist who researches historical and contemporary community capacity building. His current focus is analyzing grassroots and faith-affiliated organizations to better understand how faith informs health, well-being, and social justice outcomes.

Table of Contents

Contents: Community Capacity Building in an Age of Faith? Pedagogy and Tensions of Nurturing Sanctuary – Service Learning in the Faith and Health of African American Youth – Reflecting Faith: Service Learning and Community-Engaged Pedagogy – The Erotic in the Faith Socialization of Black Churches – Strengthening the Bridge Between Us: Intergenerational Capacity Building in Contemporary Black Faith – Community Capacity Building Toward Nurturing Sanctuary – Epilogue: A Conversation with Pastor Orinda Hawkins Brinkley.