The fight is on in Texas

a history of African American Churches of Christ in the Lone Star State, 1865-2000

The fight is on in Texas
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The fight is on in Texas

a history of African American Churches of Christ in the Lone Star State, 1865-2000

The "fight" waged by leaders in African American Churches of Christ was against religious error. Out of that "fight" emerged a growing network of congregations that have reached throughout Texas. (Publisher).

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English
Pages
222

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Table of Contents

Prologue: the fight is on in Texas
pt. 1. From Disciples of Christ to Churches of Christ. The mother church: the Antioch Church of Christ in Midway, Texas
"Texas is a hard field": forgotten trailblazers in African American Churches of Christ
"A natural born killer": K.C. Thomas and the rise of African American Churches of Christ in Dallas
pt. 2. The legacy of Marshall Keeble in Texas. The Keeble invasion: Marshall Keeble's evangelistic endeavors in the Lone Star State
"Nothing can overcome the word of God": Luke Miller and the rise of African American Churches of Christ in East Texas
Out on the firing line: L.H. Alexander, F.A. Livingston, and the rise of African American Churches of Christ in west Texas
pt. 3. The legacy of G.P. Bowser in Texas. Standing on apostolic ground: G.P. Bowser, the Christian echo, and the division between African American Churches of Christ and Disciples of Christ in Texas
"A fighter from the heart": J.S. Winston and the quest for leadeship in African American Churches of Christ in Texas
"Just want to be the white man's brother": R.N. Hogan and the race problem in Churches of Christ
pt. 4. The education of black Disciples of Christ and black Churches of Christ in Texas. The Booker T. Washington of Texas: J.N. Ervin and the Jarvis Christian Institute experience
"A young Moses arose": Jack Evans and the legacy of Southwestern Christian College
"Hard-fighting soldiers": African American Churches of Christ in Texas in the twenty-first century.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-214) and index.

Published in
Abilene, Tex
Genre
Biography

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
286.6/76408996073
Library of Congress
BX7075.Z5 T473 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
222 p. :
Number of pages
222

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL23826082M
ISBN 10
0891125329, 0891125337
ISBN 13
9780891125327, 9780891125334
LCCN
2007942386

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OL12024981W

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