The World Black Experience is inextricably tied to religion in the U.S., Africa and throughout the Diaspora – from indigenous religious practices, to ancient Ethiopian Christian churches and Christian evangelization in Africa in recent centuries, to the growth of Islam in Africa and the role of Christianity and Islam in the lives of those of African descent in the United States. Read More »

• “‘It’s my inner strength’: spirituality, religion and HIV in the lives of young African American men who have sex with men” by Michael L. Fostera, Emily Arnolda, Gregory Rebchooka and Susan M. Kegeles. Culture, Health & Sexuality. Available online (2011).
• “Just Act, Don’t Think!” Religion, Education, and Disciplinary Decadence by Wandia Njoya. Atlantic Journal of Communication. 19, no. 1 (2011): 43-53.
• “Beyond the Nuclear Family? Familism and Gender Ideology in Diverse Religious Communities” by Penny Edgell and Danielle Docka. Sociological Forum. 22, no. 1 (2007): 26-51.
• “The African-American Holiness Movement” by John M. Giggie. Society. 44, no. 1 (2006): 50-9.
• “The Religious Dimensions of the Grandparent Role in Three-Generation African American Households” by Sharon V. King, et al. Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging. 19, no. 1 (2006): 75-96.
• “Peoples Temple and Black Religion in America” by Monroe H. Little, Jr. Indiana Magazine of History. 102, no. 4 (2006): 392-3.
• “Thinking With Rhetorical Figures: Performing Racial and Disciplinary Identities in Late-Nineteenth-Century America” by Steven Mailloux. American Literary History. 18, no. 4 (2006): 695-711.
• “Black Puerto Rican Identity and Religious Experience” by Nelson Maldonado-Torres. Journal of the American Academy of Religion. 74, no. 4 (2006): 1011-4.
• “Battered Black Women’s Use of Religious Services and Spirituality for Assistance in Leaving Abusive Relationships” Hillary Potter. Violence Against Women. 13, no. 3 (2007): 262-84.
• “A Long Walk to Citizenship: Morality, Justice and Faith in the Aftermath of Apartheid” by Sharlene Swartz. Journal of Moral Education. 34, no. 4 (2006): 551-70.
• “Spiritual Journey Leads to a Historic First” by Christopher Maag. The New York Times, June 5, 2009.
• “Sense Of Connection May Be Key: Research suggests the need to re-think the role of religion in preventing suicide behaviors among African American adolescents. Targeted News Service, Aug. 14, 2007.
• “Faith Leaders Press Mugabe” by Catholic Information Service for Africa. Africa News, April 26, 2008.
• “Obama’s Path to Faith Was Eclectic; President-Elect Will Reach Out to Diverse Set of Religious Leaders for Advice” by Eli Saslow. The Washington Post, Jan. 18, 2009.
• “World Bank and Heavenly Bank in Poverty and Prosperity: The Case of Tanzanian Faith Gospel” by Paivi Hasu. Review of African Political Economy. 33, no. 110 (2006): 679-92.
• “Christianity is Black with a Capital ‘B’: The Religion and Politics of Kwame Nkrumah” by Rupe Simms. Western Journal of Black Studies, 30:2 (2006): 118-128.
• “the Attitudes of Black and White College Students Toward Gays and Lesbians” by Morris Jenkins, Eric G. Lambert, and David N. Baker. Journal of Black Studies, 39:4 (2009): 580-613.
• “American religion: diaspora and syncretism from Old World to New” by Aisha Khan. New West Indian Guide, 77 (2003), no: 1/2, Leiden, 105-110

• What Is African American Religion? Anthony B. Pinn. Fortress Press, 2011.
• Encyclopedia of African and African-American religions. Stephen D. Glazier. Taylor & Francis, 2001.
• Varieties of African American Religious Experience (New Vectors in the Study of Religion and Theology). Anthony Pinn. Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 1998.
• Bound for the promised land: African American religion and the great migration. Milton C. Sernett. Duke University Press, 1997.
• African American religion and the civil rights movement in Arkansas. Johnny E. Williams. Univ. Press of Mississippi, 2003.
• The New Black Gods: Arthur Huff Fauset and the Study of African-American Religions. Edward E. Curtis IV and Danielle Brune Sigler (eds.). Indiana University Press, 2009.
• African-American religion: interpretive essays in history and culture. Timothy Earl Fulop and Albert J. Raboteau. Routledge, 1997.

• “Culturally competent counseling for religious and spiritual African American adolescents” by Cheryl Moore-Thomas and Norma L. Day-Vines. Professional School Counseling. February 2008.
• “The changing nature of gospel music: a Southern case study” by Joyce Marie Jackson. African American Review. June 22, 1995.
• “The Democratization of Religion in the Context of the AIDS Pandemic: An African-American AIDS Ministry,” by Pamela Leong, paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Marriott Hotel, Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Philadelphia, PA, Aug 12, 2005
• “Old Friends and New Alliances: How the 2004 Illinois Senate Race Complicates the Study of Race and Religion” by Melissa Harris-Lancewell and Jane Junn. Journal of Black Studies, Vol. 38 No. 1, pp. 30-50. September 2007.

• African Studies Association – Guidelines for Members’ Ethical Conduct in Research in Africa
• National Council for Black Studies Mission Statement and Background
• Cultural Studies Association – Constitution

• Journal of Religion in Africa
• Religion & American Culture
• Journal of Theology for Southern Africa

• A Religious Portrait of African-Americans (The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life)
• A guide to African-Americans and religion (ReligionLink)
• UCSB Libraries listing of Resources in Black Studies

• Association for the Study of Classical African Civilizations
• Association of Muslim Social Scientists of North America
• Family Christian Association of America

• Edgell, Penny and Danielle Docka. “Beyond the Nuclear Family? Familism and Gender Ideology in Diverse Religious Communities.” Sociological Forum. 22, no. 1 (2007): 26-51.
• Giggie, John M. “The African-American Holiness Movement.” Society. 44, no. 1 (2006): 50-9.
• King, Sharon V., et al. “The Religious Dimensions of the Grandparent Role in Three-Generation African American Households.” Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging. 19, no. 1 (2006): 75-96.
• Little, Monroe H. Jr. “Peoples Temple and Black Religion in America.” Indiana Magazine of History. 102, no. 4 (2006): 392-3.
• Mailloux, Steven. “Thinking With Rhetorical Figures: Performing Racial and Disciplinary Identities in Late-Nineteenth-Century America.” American Literary History. 18, no. 4 (2006): 695-711.
• Maldonado-Torres, Nelson. “Black Puerto Rican Identity and Religious Experience.” Journal of the American Academy of Religion. 74, no. 4 (2006): 1011-4.
• Potter, Hillary. “Battered Black Women’s Use of Religious Services and Spirituality for Assistance in Leaving Abusive Relationships.” Violence Against Women. 13, no. 3 (2007): 262-84.
• Swartz, Sharlene. “A Long Walk to Citizenship: Morality, Justice and Faith in the Aftermath of Apartheid.” Journal of Moral Education. 34, no. 4 (2006): 551-70.

• Medicine, Religion and Politics in Africa and the African Diaspora. Prof. Erica James, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Music, Religion and Ritual in Africa. Dr. Daniel Avorgbedor, Ohio State University