Crossed at the Cross: Why Black Men Stray Away from Church

By Jamal R.A. Rasheed

African American Men Crossed at the Cross exams the critical issue of Black Men straying away from the church and religion in record numbers since the Civil Rights Movement from a historical and sociological perspective. Crossed at the Cross is not written to blame, criticize or defame any religion or the practice of religion. Since the end of the Civil Rights Movement and the Black Power Movement African American Men have been leaving the churches and religion to find peace in individual spirituality. Today 75% of the African American Church is women and female dominance is continuing to rise. It is unknown to most ,other than because it was past down from generation to generation, the history and deception of this thing called religion used to keep black men and black families apart.Crossed at the Cross includes 15 chapters, Unveiling the Need for Critical Questioning, What is Religion, Christian Leadership from Slavery, Slavery and Christianity, The Crisis, African-American /Black Church Assimilation Process, Acceptance and Equality Was Not the Plan , The Beginning of the Turning Point, African-American Church Out of Step , Black Liberation Theology-The Whole Truth, Crossing Us at the Cross, The Lies, No Place For Us at the Cross, Sacrificial Lamb, African American Boys, Search for Truth-What will bring them back, In the End Truth Wins. The chapters are provided to give the reader something to think about and inspire the reader to same ways to bring spirituality back in the lives of African American men through truth.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1981040285
• ISBN13: 9781981040285
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.7" x 6.0"