African American Religion

Daniel envisioned a time when knowledge would increase (Daniel 12:4). There is much evidence today of African American successes in many areas. African Americans have just about improved on about every area of life that tried to defeat them before. During the deadly decades of slavery in America, slaves being able to talk amongst other slaves were a constant cause of concern to most slave owners. They felt this to be a threat to them and their personal safety. For many members of the white society, Black religious gatherings symbolized the ultimate plot to threaten the white American slave owner’s existence. Nevertheless, African slaves established and relied heavily on their religious practices to escape the torture of slavery. Religion offered

It is where African Americans go to express their faith and beliefs in their god. Ever since the beginning of the late 18th century to its present day existence, the black church has and will always serve as a safe house for African Americans. A place to worship God and build together, and a place where they are motivated and assist in rebuilding the African American rebuild communities. You can guarantee that on Sunday between the hours of 7 a.m. Generally (early morning service) to 4 p.m. generally (afternoon service) there will be a large population of African Americans attending church. This the way it has always been and always will be. It is something that is a tradition, so to speak. They made sure to have themselves and their children prompt for Sunday worship

Here is when the issues of social class levels between African Americans came about .As middle-class blacks began to build a religious life much like that of their white counterparts. The lower class working individuals continued to worship in their same small knit churches. Some of the black religious pastors became so involved in some of the mixed religion institutions, such as the services of the YMCA and the Sunday school movement, that were the prime concerns of evangelical life at the turn of the twentieth century. They became yet ok to serve alongside their counterparts as though they were equals. Unlike the white evangelical pastors of the day, who were engaged in theological battles about the bibles history and its interpretation, middle-class African Americans kept their eyes trained toward the mission to achieve social justice and end racism. The battle of racism, which had steadily worsened after the 1870s, promoted a degree of political unity among black Protestant church groups that, at times, outweighed their many differences. So no matter their social status, they took a pack to stick together to seek justice and unity from the white