From the Publisher
"Excellent....The wealth of research Raboteau has collected makes this the summary on the subject."—M. McGlom, Avila College
"A splendid text for undergraduate students which provides insights into the nature and history of African-American religion, a subject often ignored in religion in America texts."—Bernard H. Cochran, Meredith College"An excellent, judicious, balanced, carefully researched synthesis—raises the hard questions."—J. Careton Hayden, Univ. of the South"With this book no American church historian can any longer neglect the black Christian story."—Church History"Provides a convincing argument for the distinctiveness of black religion."—The Black Perspective in Music"Sound scholarship, judicious reflection and accessible style....Raboteau provides a good synthesis of recent work on slave religion and buttresses it with his own judgments and research."—Eugene Genovese, The New Republic"Raboteau is the first to examine in detail the religious life of the slaves....Such a book was long overdue and Raboteau's work will undoubtedly become the standard text on slave religion."—Commonweal"Indispensable for courses in African-American religion or even in upper division undergraduate courses in American religious history. Keep it in print for manyu years to come."—Rodger Payne, University of Virginia"It's a classic and it is still an indispensable introduction to the topic. Don't ever let it go out of print!"—Cheryl Townsend Gilkes, Colby College