God and Government in the Ghetto: The Politics of Church-state Collaboration in Black America (Morality & Society)

by Michael Leo Owens (Author)

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  2007

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  As government agencies have encouraged faith-based organizations to help ensure social welfare, many black churches have received grants to provide services to their neighborhoods' poorest residents. This title demonstrates that this alliance serves as a means for black clergy to reaffirm their political leadership in black civil society.