Product Description: This new book by best-selling author Rev. Dr. Marvin McMickle (now president of Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School) is a rich and provocative exploration of the Baptist distinctive of separation of church and state and its historic expression in the social justice traditions of the African American church...read more

Product Description: A rich and passionate compilation of sermons and essays from religious leaders across the Christian landscape, all reflecting on the 2008 historic election of Barack Obama as the forty-fourth president of the United States of America...read more

Product Description: t's been said that those who don't learn from history are destined to repeat it. It is that conviction that makes this youthful Christian history of black America a vital resource for educators, parents, and students alike. From the first African slaves to the first black professional athletes, from the revival at Azusa Street to the civil rights movement, from the who's who of historically black denominational leaders to the who's who of popular African American culture, this chronological survey highlights with rich illustrations, famous quotes, and Phat Facts the names and events that forged African American experience in the twenty-first century...read more

Product Description: A call and guide to African American pastors and lay leaders to awaken them to the reality of the HIV/AIDS crisis in the African American community and what can be done to address it with justice and compassion.

Product Description: Without an emphasis toward any denomination and practical in its nature, the guide offers information on various types of sermons and different preaching styles, and gives suggestions for sermon preparation.

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Product Description: McMickle?s Encyclopedia blends biography, story, and commentary on a host of prominent and lesser known people in African American religious history. With entries ranging from the abolitionist movement to Malcom X and from Andrew Young to Ralph Abernathy, these concise, informative articles will guide young readers and experienced scholars alike through such comprehensive, wide-ranging topics as Kwanzaa, the civil rights movement, the Nation of Islam, and the growth and development of the major historically black denominations...read more

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Product Description: A quick read for the concerned layperson, this is a compelling work on contemporary political history, written in an engaging, first-person fashion. Rev. McMickle discusses recent political events (the 11th District Congressional Race, 1998, in which he was a participant), in the context of the rich history of the church-state issue, dating back to the Abolitionist Era and throughout the early 20th century...read more