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Prayers for the people : homicide and humanity in the Crescent City
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"Rebecca Carter's Prayers for the People explores the intersection of urban life, death, and social and spiritual transformation in New Orleans's diverse religious communities. Following, in partic...
"Rebecca Carter's Prayers for the People explores the intersection of urban life, death, and social and spiritual transformation in New Orleans's diverse religious communities. Following, in particular, the "Liberty Street Baptist Church," a predominantly black congregation in the Crescent City neighborhood, Carter shows how its ministers preach hope amid the despair of grieving mothers of young black men who fall victim to homicide."--Provided by publisher.
Details
- Creator
- Rebecca Louise Carter
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2019
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource
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- ISBNs
- 9780226635835, 022663583X, 9780226635521, 022663552X, 9780226635668, 022663566X
- OCLC
- on1105199887
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Introduction. The Crescent City -- Part One. On fragile ground. The Black urban delta -- "Twelve murders and two victims?": asserting Black social and spiritual value -- Part Two. In search of love at Liberty Street. Somebodies on the battlefield for the Lord -- Thou shalt not kill: commanding peace in particular places -- Part Three. Raising dead sons. Black mothers at the center of death and transformation -- Restorative kinship: birthdays and death anniversaries for children of God -- Conclusion. The Crescent City illuminated
Subjects
- Homicide -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Religious aspects.
- Violence -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Religious aspects.
- African Americans -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Religion.
- African Americans -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Social conditions.
- Church work with bereaved persons -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
- African American mothers -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
- African American neighborhoods -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
- Religion and sociology -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.