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Napierała, Paulina. "The Political Mobilization of African American Churches: Forms, Models, Mechanisms." Władza Sądzenia, no. 24 (November 24, 2023): 5–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.18778/2300-1690.24.01.

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African American churches are famous for their political involvement and advocacy efforts on behalf of their own ethnic group. However, while some of them have been heavily involved in various forms of political activity, others have avoided it, focusing mainly on matters of the spirit. In this article, I will present the origins and various forms of Black churches’ political engagement, but foremost I will analyze the debate concerning the mechanisms of their political mobilization, trying to answer the question regarding the key factors, which according to researchers, influence churches’ ac

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Robnett, Belinda, and James A. Bany. "Gender, Church Involvement, and African-American Political Participation." Sociological Perspectives 54, no. 4 (2011): 689–712. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/sop.2011.54.4.689.

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While numerous studies discuss the political implications of class divisions among African-Americans, few analyze gender differences in political participation. This study assesses the extent to which church activity similarly facilitates men's and women's political participation. Employing data from a national cross-sectional survey of 1,205 adult African-American respondents from the 1993 National Black Politics Study, the authors conclude that black church involvement more highly facilitates the political participation of black men than black women. Increasing levels of individual black chu

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Napierała, Paulina. "Black Churches and Their Attitudes to the Social Protest in the Civil Rights Era: Obedience, Civil Disobedience and Black Liberation Theology." Studia Migracyjne – Przegląd Polonijny 46, no. 2 (176) (2020): 247–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.4467/25444972smpp.20.026.12368.

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The article focuses on the diversity of attitudes that Black churches presented toward the social protest of the civil rights era. Although their activity has been often perceived only through the prism of Martin Luther King’s involvement, in fact they presented many different attitudes to the civil rights campaigns. They were never unanimous about social and political engagement and their to various responses to the Civil Rights Movement were partly connected to theological divisions among them and the diversity of Black Christianity (a topic not well-researched in Poland). For years African

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Szaflarski, Magdalena, Lisa M. Vaughn, Camisha Chambers, et al. "Engaging Religious Institutions to Address Racial Disparities in HIV/AIDS: A Case of Academic-Community Partnership." International Journal of Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement 2, no. 1 (2014): 95–114. http://dx.doi.org/10.37333/001c.002001008.

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African Americans face the most severe burden of HIV among all racial and ethnic groups. Direct involvement of faith leaders and faith communities is increasingly suggested as a primary strategy to reduce HIV-related disparities, and Black churches are uniquely positioned to address HIV stigma, prevention, and care in African American communities. The authors describe an academic-community partnership to engage Black churches to address HIV in a predominantly African American, urban, southern Midwest location. The opportunities, process, and challenges in forming this academic community partne

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Gamsakhurdia, Nino. "Historical Overview of African American Religion." Journal in Humanities 3, no. 1 (2014): 45–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.31578/hum.v3i1.303.

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One of the central themes in the American history is the interaction between white and black cultures, both in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries of America. The religion perfectly reflects this interaction. As Campbell notes, African American religion has been extremely important both for American religious culture as a whole, and for the black community itself. When freedmen withdrew from white-dominated churches and formed their religious institutions, black churches, they quickly occupied a central position in African Americans’ lives. They became the chief social and cultural institut

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Hertzke, Allen D. "AFRICAN AMERICAN CHURCHES AND U.S. POLICY IN SUDAN." Review of Faith & International Affairs 6, no. 1 (2008): 19–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15570274.2008.9523321.

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Pasquier, Michael. "Savage, Your Spirits Walk Beside Us - The Politics Of Black Religion." Teaching History: A Journal of Methods 34, no. 1 (2009): 50–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.33043/th.34.1.50-51.

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Today it is common to hear people speak of the "African American community" and the "Black Church" as if they were cohesive, clearly-defined institutions. Barbara Dianne Savage, professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania, looks at the complex history of such terms in her book Your Spirits Walk Beside Us: The Politics of Black Religion, effectively chronicling the debates of African Americans over the role of religion in political activism and social reform in twentieth-century America. Specifically, Savage identifies three "paradoxes" present at "the nexus between black religion an

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Andreeva, Larisa. "The Lynn White's challenge: African independent Churches (AIC) and ecological consciousnesSS." Vostok. Afro-aziatskie obshchestva: istoriia i sovremennost, no. 5 (2022): 123. http://dx.doi.org/10.31857/s086919080021538-8.

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This article examines the influence of the thesis of the American medieval scholar Lynn White that Christianity is responsible for environmental injustice and which has become a trigger for the formation of a new discipline in Christian theology - environmental theology and a new Christian environmental consciousness on the activities of African Independent Churches (AIC). On the African continent, it is the AICs who have made significant contributions to the development of contextual theology and environmental awareness. The main tenet of the African Independent Churches (AIC) after liberatio

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Harmon, Brook E., Christine E. Blake, James F. Thrasher, and James R. Hébert. "An Evaluation of Diet and Physical Activity Messaging in African American Churches." Health Education & Behavior 41, no. 2 (2013): 216–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1090198113507449.

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Calhoun-Brown, Allison. "African American Churches and Political Mobilization: The Psychological Impact of Organizational Resources." Journal of Politics 58, no. 4 (1996): 935–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2960144.

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LUNKIN, R. N. "The Social and Political Role of Religion in Europe: the Demand for Christian Identity." Outlines of global transformations: politics, economics, law 11, no. 4 (2018): 46–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.23932/2542-0240-2018-11-4-46-64.

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Inthearticleanalyzedthesocial and political role of Christian churches, their position in Europe from the pint of view of statistics and presence of the faith-based organizations in the society. The author made a conclusion that the politicized Christianity on the European continent tied with the preserving of the role of Christian churches in the social structure as with the secularizationthatdidnotbecomedesecularization (thereturningofreligiontouchedonlyLatin America,Africa,Asia)andcreatedthevacuum of identity. The weakness of the modern Western European society in its capacity to defend and

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Moore, Sharon E., and Wanda Lott Collins. "A Model for Social Work Field Practicums in African American Churches." Journal of Teaching in Social Work 22, no. 3-4 (2002): 171–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j067v22n03_12.

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Bopp, Melissa J., Sara Wilcox, Marilyn Laken, et al. "Availability of Physical Activity Programs in African American Churches and Relations to Physical Activity Participation." Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 36, Supplement (2004): S191—S192. http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/00005768-200405001-00919.

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Bopp, Melissa J., Sara Wilcox, Marilyn Laken, et al. "Availability of Physical Activity Programs in African American Churches and Relations to Physical Activity Participation." Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 36, Supplement (2004): S191???S192. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00005768-200405001-00919.

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KAYE, ANDREW. "ROSCOE CONKLING SIMMONS AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ORATORY." Historical Journal 45, no. 1 (2002): 79–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0018246x01002254.

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The black journalist and politician, Roscoe Simmons, was best known for his ability as an orator. Simmons's lecturing activities reveal the networks underlying a black public sphere upon which ambitious black leaders relied to publicize their political agendas. Those networks expanded in the first half of the twentieth century as blacks exploited the press, radio, and other technologies, and as blacks migrated in numbers from the Southern states. Meetings of African Americans served several functions: as opportunities to debate the race's prospects; to voice political concerns; and as sources

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Chan, Nathan K., and Davin L. Phoenix. "The Ties that Bind: Assessing the Effects of Political and Racial Church Homogeneity on Asian American Political Participation." Politics and Religion 13, no. 3 (2020): 639–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s175504832000022x.

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AbstractResearch consistently emphasizes the importance of religious institutions for influencing political action among Asian Americans. The social capital literature offers two theoretical explanations for why churches increase political activity: bridging capital between different groups and bonding capital among similar groups. The latter argues that individuals who attend racially homogeneous churches are more participatory. This paper expands on these accounts by examining another aspect of bonding. That is, how does similarity in political views among church members affect Asian America

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Pfeiffer, Karin, Natalie Colabianchi, Marsha Dowda, Dwayne Porter, James Hibbert, and Russell R. Pate. "Examining the Role of Churches in Adolescent Girls’ Physical Activity." Journal of Physical Activity and Health 8, no. 2 (2011): 227–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jpah.8.2.227.

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Background:In adults, associations between church attendance and positive health behaviors exist; however, similar evidence among children and youth is lacking. The purposes of this investigation were to examine the associations between physical activity (PA) and church attendance, PA and use of church as a PA facility, and PA and proximity to churches among those who use church as a PA facility (while addressing racial and geographical differences).Methods:High school girls (N = 915, age = 17.7 ± 0.6 years, 56% African American) completed the 3-Day Physical Activity Recall and surveys includi

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Nam, Soohyun, Sunyoung Jung, David Vlahov, Carl Latkin, Trace Kershaw, and Robin Whittemore. "Body mass index and obesity-related behaviors in African American church-based networks: A social network analysis." PLOS ONE 18, no. 3 (2023): e0281145. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0281145.

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A growing body of research suggests that obesity can be understood as a complex and biobehavioral condition influenced by social relationships ─social networks. Social network analysis allows us to examine how an individual’s network characteristics (e.g., popularity) are associated with obesity and obesity-related behaviors. The objectives of the study were to (a) examine whether network members in African American churches are similar in body mass index (BMI) and obesity-related behaviors (physical activity, eating, alcohol consumption) and (b) examine whether an individual’s network charact

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Calhoun-Brown, Allison. "No respect of persons? Religion, churches and gender issues in the African American community." Journal of Women, Politics & Policy 20, no. 3 (1999): 27–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1554477x.1999.9970881.

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Campbell, Marci Kramish, Brenda McAdams Motsinger, Allyson Ingram, et al. "The North Carolina Black Churches United for Better Health Project: Intervention and Process Evaluation." Health Education & Behavior 27, no. 2 (2000): 241–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/109019810002700210.

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The North Carolina Black Churches United for Better Health project was a 4-year intervention trial that successfully increased fruit and vegetable (F&V) consumption among rural African American adults, for cancer and chronic disease prevention. The multicomponent intervention was based on an ecological model of change. A process evaluation that included participant surveys, church reports, and qualitative interviews was conducted to assess exposure to, and relative impact of, interventions. Participants were 1,198 members of 24 intervention churches who responded to the 2-year follow-up su

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Parekh, Rupal, and Christine Tocchi. "REENGAGING AFRICAN AMERICAN AND BLACK OLDER ADULTS DURING THE COVID-19 ERA: A FOCUS GROUP STUDY." Innovation in Aging 7, Supplement_1 (2023): 1109. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igad104.3561.

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Abstract Churches and senior centers are social engagement hubs for older Black and African Americans (BAA) that can positively impact well-being. Although these facilities re-opened after the COVID-19 pandemic, engagement with these facilities has not returned to pre-pandemic levels. Our long-term goal is to develop a behavioral intervention to address the re-engagement needs/concerns of BAA older adults as a means of preventing/reducing depressive symptoms and disability. In the first phase of this work, we used a community-based participatory research approach to determine barriers to, and

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Evans, Curtis J. "Urbanization and the End of Black Churches in the Modern World." Church History 76, no. 4 (2007): 799–822. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0009640700500067.

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Historian Wallace Best argues in his Passionately Human, No Less Divine: Religion and Culture in Black Chicago, 1915-1952 (2005) that historically “we have been more accustomed to think of religion as spontaneous and supernatural.” Best maintains that we have seen religion as “something that happens—outside of human control and irrespective of social context.” He wants to challenge this conception of religion by emphasizing the active production of a new religious culture by black Americans in Chicago in the early twentieth century. The agency of lower- and working-class blacks is what Best em

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Parekh, Rupal, Kelsi Carolan, Georgia Powell, and Christine Tocchi. "RE-ENGAGING AFRICAN AMERICAN AND BLACK OLDER ADULTS DURING THE COVID-19 ERA: A FOCUS GROUP STUDY." Innovation in Aging 8, Supplement_1 (2024): 35. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igae098.0106.

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Abstract Churches and senior centers are social engagement hubs for older Black and African Americans (BAA) that can positively impact well-being. Although these facilities re-opened after the COVID-19 pandemic, engagement with these facilities has not returned to pre-pandemic levels. Our long-term goal is to develop a behavioral intervention to address the re-engagement needs/concerns of BAA older adults as a means of preventing/reducing depressive symptoms and disability. In the first phase of this work, we used a community-based participatory research approach to determine barriers to, and

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Bergler, Thomas E. "Youth, Christianity, and the Crisis of Civilization, 1930–1945." Religion and American Culture: A Journal of Interpretation 24, no. 2 (2014): 259–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/rac.2014.24.2.259.

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AbstractDuring the 1930s and 1940s, the Great Depression and the rise of communism and fascism in Europe convinced a broad spectrum of Americans that they were living through a prolonged “crisis of civilization” with real potential to destroy all they held dear. Meanwhile, they saw evidence that these global problems put young people especially at risk for immorality, loss of hope, and political subversion. Because the “youth problem” and the “world crisis” seemed to be inextricably linked, even the everyday behaviors of young people took on a heightened political significance in the eyes of m

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Galibina-Lebedeva, Elena Sergeevna. "Protestant churches and sects as a political factor in Latin America." Мировая политика, no. 3 (March 2020): 33–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.25136/2409-8671.2020.3.34023.

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In recent years, the role of protestant churches in the political life of Latin American countries has significantly grown. We can even talk about a specific regional phenomenon. The research object in this article is the modern political activity of Protestant churches in the region, and the research object is Latin American society. The author analyzes the participation of religious institutions in the latest electoral period of 2018 - 2019 using the example of presidential campaigns in Brazil and Mexico. Special attention is given to the fact that churches are becoming the subjects of polit

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Kegler, Michelle C., Deanne W. Swan, Iris Alcantara, Louise Wrensford, and Karen Glanz. "Environmental Influences on Physical Activity in Rural Adults: The Relative Contributions of Home, Church, and Work Settings." Journal of Physical Activity and Health 9, no. 7 (2012): 996–1003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jpah.9.7.996.

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Background:This study examines the relative contribution of social (eg, social support) and physical (eg, programs and facilities) aspects of worksite, church, and home settings to physical activity levels among adults in rural communities.Methods:Data are from a cross-sectional survey of 268 African American and Caucasian adults, ages 40–70, living in southwest Georgia. Separate regression models were developed for walking, moderate, vigorous, and total physical activity as measured in METs-minutes-per-week.Results:Social support for physical activity was modest in all 3 settings (mean scores

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Kinney, Nancy T. "Persistence in the Face of Change: Patterns of Community Service in Urban African-American Churches." Community Development 39, no. 3 (2008): 46–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15575330809489668.

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Jordan, Richard. "A Militant Crusade In Africa: The Great Commission And Segregation." Church History 83, no. 4 (2014): 957–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0009640714001188.

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During the Cold War and in the aftermath of the Brown v. Board of Education decision, the Calvinist and political fundamentalists of North America opposed the integration of American society and the extension of civil rights to African-Americans. Both were viewed as contrary to God's plan for humankind and omens for the end times. At the same time, these militant clerics spread reformed theology and eschatology to non-white societies across the globe. An important missionary field was Africa, where American and British racial mores influenced the cultural and political struggle. western, capit

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Dilliplane, Susanna. "Race, Rhetoric, and Running for President: Unpacking the Significance of Barack Obama’s "A More Perfect Union" Speech." Rhetoric and Public Affairs 15, no. 1 (2012): 127–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/41955609.

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Abstract Barack Obama’s "A More Perfect Union" speech was widely viewed as a key rhetorical moment in the 2008 presidential campaign. The purpose of this essay is to unpack reasons why the speech was significant, focusing particularly on the complex historical and contemporary dynamics of African American oratory black churches, race relations, and American politics. largue that the significance of the speech lies in the specific rhetorical challenges posed by the immediate context, the rhetorical strategy that Obama used to negotiate those challenges, and the way in which this strategy resona

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Hawkins, Billy, Raegan A. Tuff, and Gary Dudley. "African American women, body composition, and physical activity." Journal of African American Studies 10, no. 1 (2006): 44–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12111-006-1012-5.

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CROWNSHAW, RICHARD. "Agency and Environment in the Work of Jesmyn Ward Response to Anna Hartnell, “When Cars Become Churches”." Journal of American Studies 50, no. 1 (2015): 225–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021875815001887.

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Throughout this interview, Jesmyn Ward emphasizes the humanity of her fictional and nonfictional subjects – subjects whose humanity has been eviscerated by what has been characterized as the postwar, neoliberal shift in American politics and economics. The socioeconomic and political neglect of African Americans was, of course, demonstrable in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, revealing the structural racism that had often resided in the US's political unconscious. Ward's emphasis on the ideas of survival and renewal – a “savage” resilience of humanity in its most precarious state – offers a corr

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Hornbuckle, Lyndsey M., Ziya Gizlice, Daniel P. Heil, and Melicia C. Whitt-Glover. "A Faith-Integrated Physical Activity Intervention and Cardiometabolic Risk in African American Women." Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine 4, no. 19 (2019): 225–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/tjx.0000000000000110.

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ABSTRACT Purpose This study aimed to determine the effects of a 10-month secular (SEC) versus faith-integrated (FI) community-based physical activity (PA) intervention on cardiometabolic risk factors in low active, African American women. Methods Participants (age, 55.4 ± 11.6 yr; body mass index [BMI], 36.0 ± 7.9 kg·m−2; average baseline steps per day, 3807 ± 1250) from a larger study (n = 418) participated in a substudy to measure cardiometabolic disease indicators (primary outcomes) and PA (secondary outcomes) pre- and postintervention (SEC, n = 42; FI, n = 43). Height, weight, waist and hi

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Brewer, LaPrincess C., Sarah Jenkins, Sharonne N. Hayes, et al. "Community-Based, Cluster-Randomized Pilot Trial of a Cardiovascular Mobile Health Intervention: Preliminary Findings of the FAITH! Trial." Circulation 146, no. 3 (2022): 175–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.122.059046.

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Background: African Americans continue to have suboptimal cardiovascular health (CVH) based on the American Heart Association Life’s Simple 7 (LS7), 7 health-promoting behaviors and biological risk factors (eg, physical activity, blood pressure). Innovative, community-level interventions in partnership with trusted institutions such as African American churches are potential means to improve CVH in this population. Methods: Using a community-based participatory research approach, the FAITH! Trial (Fostering African American Improvement in Total Health) rigorously assessed the feasibility and p

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Faridi, Z., K. Shuval, V. Y. Njike, et al. "Partners reducing effects of diabetes (PREDICT): a diabetes prevention physical activity and dietary intervention through African-American churches." Health Education Research 25, no. 2 (2009): 306–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/her/cyp005.

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Whitley, Margaret D., Denise D. Payán, Karen R. Flórez, et al. "Feasibility and acceptability of a mobile messaging program within a church-based healthy living intervention for African Americans and Latinos." Health Informatics Journal 26, no. 2 (2019): 880–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1460458219853408.

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Church-based programs can act on multiple levels to improve dietary and physical activity behaviors among African Americans and Latinos. However, the effectiveness of these interventions may be limited due to challenges in reaching all congregants or influencing behavior outside of the church setting. To increase intervention impact, we sent mobile messages (text and email) in English or Spanish to congregants (n = 131) from predominantly African American or Latino churches participating in a multi-level, church-based program. To assess feasibility and acceptability, we collected feedback thro

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De Villiers, D. E., and D. J. Smit. "Hoe Christene in Suid-Afrika by mekaar verby praat. Oor vier morele spreekwyses in die Suid-Afrikaanse kerklike konteks." Verbum et Ecclesia 15, no. 2 (1994): 228–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ve.v15i2.1094.

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Are Christians in South Africa speaking at cross purposes? On four varieties of moral discourse in the context of South African churches The thesis of the article is that the use of different types of moral discourse contributes to the misunderstanding and conflict that typify the theological and church debate on socio-political issues in South-Africa. The distinction of the well-known American ethicist James M Gustafson of four varieties of moral discourse (prophetic, narrative, ethical and policy) can he used to categorise the different types of moral discourse used in South Africa. Acknowle

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I., Ezekwe Edith, and Bhuiyan Azad R. "Prevalence and Determinants of Hypertension among African American Adults in Southwest Mississippi." International Journal of Sciences Volume 9, no. 2020-02 (2020): 4–13. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3980041.

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Hypertension remains a devastating disease with high prevalence within African Americans (AA) communities in the state of Mississippi. The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence and determinants of hypertension among AA adults using secondary data from churches, soup kitchens, and health fairs in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The study was cross-sectional with a sample of 497 (67.8% females, and 32.2% males) AA adults. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics to characterize the sample population. Chi-square test was used to determine the relationships between hypertension

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Whitt-Glover, Melicia C., Moses V. Goldmon, Ziya Gizlice, Daniel P. Heil, and Njeri Karanja. "Learning and Developing Individual Exercise Skills (L.A.D.I.E.S.) for a Better Life: A Church-Based Physical Activity Intervention - Baseline Participant Characteristics." Ethnicity & Disease 27, no. 3 (2017): 257. http://dx.doi.org/10.18865/ed.27.3.257.

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<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Physical activity (PA) is beneficial for health, yet most African American women do not achieve recommended levels. Successful, sustainable strategies could help to address disparities in health outcomes associated with low levels of PA. The Learning and Developing Individual Exercise Skills (L.A.D.I.E.S.) for a Better Life study compared a faith-based and a secular intervention for increasing PA with a selfguided control group. </p><p><strong>Design Setting Participants: </strong>This cluster randomized, controlled trial

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Смирнова, И. Ю. "The Anglican-Orthodox Contacts from Peter I to Alexander II (political aspect)." Вестник Исторического общества Санкт-Петербургской Духовной Академии, no. 1(13) (March 19, 2024): 9–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.47132/2587-8425_2023_1_9.

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В статье представлен обзор основных этапов развития англикано-православного сближения, начавшегося в эпоху Петра I и достигшего апогея во второй половине XIX в., когда в англиканских епископальных Церквах Англии и Северо-Американских Соединенных Штатов рассматривалась возможность воссоединения с Православной Греко-Восточной Церковью. Особое внимание уделено внешнеполитическому аспекту англикано-православного диалога в XIX в., когда развитие миссионерской деятельности англиканских Церквей Англии и Северной Америки в странах Ближнего Востока осуществлялось в политических интересах Великобритании

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Anthony, David Henry. "Max Yergan Encounters South Africa: Theological Perspectives On Race." Journal of Religion in Africa 34, no. 3 (2004): 235–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1570066041725466.

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AbstractWhile scholarship on the missionary encounter with Southern Africa has grown ever more sophisticated over the last decade, with a few notable exceptions scholars have tended to ignore religious traditions other than those of the 'historic' European churches. This paper sheds light upon one such overlooked tradition, that of the African-American sojourner Max Yergan (1892-1975), who worked in South Africa between 1922 and 1936 under the auspices of the North American YMCA. While he is known generally as a public figure who subsequently exerted influence upon a surprisingly broad range o

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Heredia, Natalia, Nga Nguyen, and Lorna H. McNeill. "The Importance of the Social Environment in Achieving High Levels of Physical Activity and Fruit and Vegetable Intake in African American Church Members." American Journal of Health Promotion 34, no. 8 (2020): 886–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0890117120925361.

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Purpose: African Americans experience a high burden of chronic diseases and cancers that are prevented and ameliorated with physical activity (PA) and fruit and vegetable (FV) intake. The purpose of this study is to identify individual, social, and neighborhood variables associated with African Americans attaining high levels of both behaviors. Design: This study is a cross-sectional analysis. Settings and Participants: Cohort of African Americans adults recruited from black churches in the Greater Houston area. Measures: Self-administered questionnaires collected in 2012 assessed correlates a

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Cooper, Melinda. "The Theology of Emergency: Welfare Reform, US Foreign Aid and the Faith-Based Initiative." Theory, Culture & Society 32, no. 2 (2014): 53–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0263276413508448.

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This article addresses the rise of faith-based emergency relief by examining the US President’s Emergency Plan for HIV/AIDS (PEPFAR), a public health intervention focused on the AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa. It argues that the theological turn in humanitarian aid serves to amplify ongoing dynamics in the domestic politics of sub-Saharan African states, where social services have assumed the form of chronic emergency relief and religious organizations have come to play an increasingly prominent role in the provision of such services. In the context of an ongoing public health crisis, PEP

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Hedge Olson, Benjamin. "Burzum shirts, paramilitarism and National Socialist Black Metal in the twenty-first century." Metal Music Studies 7, no. 1 (2021): 27–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/mms_00030_1.

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Over the last ten years, the radical right has proliferated at an alarming rate in the United States. National Socialist Black Metal (NSBM) has become an important feature of neo-Nazi, White supremacist and militant racist groups as the radical right as a whole has gained traction in American political life. Although rooted in underground music-based subculture, NSBM has become an important crypto-signifier for the radical right in the twenty-first century providing both symbolic value and ideological inspiration. The anti-racist and apolitical elements of the North American metal scene have r

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Verba, Sidney, Kay Lehman Schlozman, Henry Brady, and Norman H. Nie. "Race, Ethnicity and Political Resources: Participation in the United States." British Journal of Political Science 23, no. 4 (1993): 453–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0007123400006694.

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This article uses data from the Citizen Participation Study – a large-scale survey of the voluntary activity of the American public designed to oversample African-Americans and Latinos as well as political activists – to inquire about the extent and sources of differences in levels of political activity among African-Americans, Latinos and Anglo-Whites. Considering a variety of political acts, we find that, in the aggregate, African-Americans are slightly, and Latinos are substantially, less active than Anglo-Whites. However, the resources that facilitate participation – some of which, for exa

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Bopp, Melissa, Sara Wilcox, Marilyn Laken, et al. "8 Steps to Fitness: A Faith-Based, Behavior Change Physical Activity Intervention for African Americans." Journal of Physical Activity and Health 6, no. 5 (2009): 568–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jpah.6.5.568.

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Background:Physical activity (PA) participation offers many benefits especially among ethnic groups that experience health disparities. Partnering with faith-based organizations allows for a more culturally tailored approach to changing health behaviors.Methods:8 Steps to Fitness was a faith-based behavior-change intervention promoting PA among members of African American churches. A quasi-experimental design was used to examine differences between the intervention group (n=72) and comparison group (n = 74). Health (resting blood pressure, body mass index, waist-hip ratio, fasting blood glucos

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Delgado, Dara. "The Practicality of Holiness." PNEUMA 41, no. 1 (2019): 50–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15700747-04101028.

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Abstract In the second edition of the book African American Religion: Varieties of Protest and Accommodation, Hans A. Baer and Merrill Singer explore the relationship between Black Holiness–Pentecostalism and social activism. Ultimately, the authors conclude this portion of their study by asserting that “the vast majority of African American conversionist sects [among which they include Black Holiness–Pentecostalism] remain apolitical in their posture toward the larger society.” The idea is that Black Holiness–Pentecostals tend to put more emphasis on socially approved behaviors, attitudes, wo

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Matiu, Ovidiu. "Frederick Douglass Revisited: Booker T. Washington’s Perspective on His Legacy." East-West Cultural Passage 24, no. 2 (2024): 76–87. https://doi.org/10.2478/ewcp-2024-0017.

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Abstract This essay explores Booker T. Washington’s perspective on the legacy of Frederick Douglass, as presented in his 1906 eponymous biography. Douglass (1818-1895), an abolitionist, orator, journalist, and statesman, emerged as one of the most influential African-American leaders of his time. His autobiographical works, his speeches, his journalistic activity and his political activism solidified his place in American literature and historical discourse. Washington’s biography presents Douglass both as a symbol of African American progress and as a pragmatic political leader. It also highl

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Wilcox, Sara, Marilyn Laken, Allen W. Parrott, et al. "The Faith, Activity, and Nutrition (FAN) Program: Design of a participatory research intervention to increase physical activity and improve dietary habits in African American churches." Contemporary Clinical Trials 31, no. 4 (2010): 323–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2010.03.011.

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Ludwig, Frieder. "The World Council of Churches Assembly in New Delhi 1961 and the German Democratic Republic:." Revista de História da Sociedade e da Cultura 24, no. 2 (2024): 87–108. https://doi.org/10.14195/1645-2259_24-2_4.

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The Third Assembly in New Delhi in November/December 1961 marked a watershed in the process of de-Westernisation for the World Council of Churches (WCC), an ecumenical umbrella body founded in Amsterdam in 1948. The acceptance of the Russian Orthodox Church, as well as other Eastern Orthodox Churches, into membership, the integration of the International Missionary Council into the WCC and the stronger representation of African, Asian and Latin American Churches made the Assembly a crucial event. There are different historiographical perspectives on the “New Delhi” Assembly, especially in rega

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Bopp, Melissa, Jane A. Peterson, and Benjamin L. Webb. "A Comprehensive Review of Faith-Based Physical Activity Interventions." American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine 6, no. 6 (2012): 460–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1559827612439285.

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This review provides a summary of physical activity interventions delivered in faith-based organizations. Electronic databases were searched to identify relevant studies. After screening, a total of n = 27 articles matched our inclusion criteria; 19 were identified as faith-based interventions (some spiritual or Biblical element included in the intervention) and 8 as faith-placed interventions (no spiritual component). Among all interventions, the most common research design was a randomized controlled trial. African American women were the most commonly targeted population and predominately B

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