Community, Communitas, and Cosmos: Toward a Phenomenological Interpretation and Theology of Traditional Afro-Christian Worship

By Gilbert I. Bond

This book presents three liturgical rights within an Afro-Baptist oral tradition of worship: the Wednesday night prayer meeting, the Deacon's devotion, and the Congregational worship. This examination provides one foundational study necessary to the creation of a liturgical theology of African American Christianity, through the study of sacred ritual within the lived experience of members of a community of traditional orallity and contemporary literacy, which together create a unique collective encounter of the Holy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761823778
• ISBN13: 9780761823773
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 8.5"