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0231198450 pdf Since at least the high point of the civil rights movement, African American Christianity has been widely recognized as a potent force for social change. Most attention to the political significance of Black churches, however, focuses on domestic protest and electoral politics. Yet some Black churches take a deep interest in the global issue of Israel and Palestine. Why would African American Christians get involvedand even take sidesin Palestine and Israel, and what does that reveal about the political significance of the Black Church today? This book examines African American Christian involvement in Israel and Palestine to show how competing visions of the Black Church are changing through transnational political engagement. Considering cases ranging from African American Christian Zionists to Palestinian solidarity activists, Roger Baumann traces how Black religious politics transcend domestic arenas and enter global spaces. These cases, he argues, illuminate how the meaning of the ostensibly singular and unifying category of the Black Churchspanning its history, identity, culture, and missionis deeply contested at every turn. Read more