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The Church Builder: A Novel (The Church Builder Series)
The Church Builder: A Novel (The Church Builder Series) A.L. Shields 9780310332114 Fiction Amistad HarperCollins One group focused on destroying all religion. One group struggling to preserve the chur...
Andrew Billingsley Scholar and Institution Builder: Essays and Tributes
Andrew Billingsley Scholar and Institution Builder: Essays and Tributes Charles Jarmon 9781574782011 Nonfiction Black Classic Press Black Classic Press Finally, the inestimable attainments of Dr. Andr...
Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip Freelon
Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip Freelon Kelly Starling Lyons 9781620149553 Nonfiction Lee & Low Books Lee & Low Books Philip Freelon’s grandfather was an acclaimed painter of the Harlem R...
Andrew Billingsley Scholar and Institution Builder: Essays and Tributes
Andrew Billingsley Scholar and Institution Builder: Essays and Tributes Robert Fleming Book Review What makes a scholar great? The easy answer is the prolonged effort of an individual to provide a la...
Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the US
Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the US Lenny Duncan 9781506452562 Nonfiction Fortress Press 1517 Media Lenny Duncan is the unlikeliest of pastors. Forme...
Give God the Glory!: The Power in the Local Church
Give God the Glory!: The Power in the Local Church Kevin Wayne Johnson 9780970590251 Nonfiction Writing for the Lord Writing for the Lord The Glory of God represents His divine qualities. They are rev...
History of the Negro Church
History of the Negro Church Carter G. Woodson 9781574781304 Nonfiction The Woodson Series Black Classic Press Black Classic Press, in partnership with the Association for the Study of African American...
The Saving Work
The Saving Work Tiphanie Yanique 9781888553239 Fiction Kore Press Kore Press Short story chapbook, laser printed and hand assembled with unique burn mark on cover. This is the first in a series of sho...
Church Boy
Church Boy Connie Barrett 9780974013602 Fiction Morris Publishing Morris Publishing Church Boy tells the story of a typical inner city family with not so typical struggles as it takes a revealing ...
Shirley Perry-Church
Shirley Perry-Church NONE Shirley Perry-Church, an educator, author, and artist, has written her debut book, The Hunt for the Magic Pearl, to inspire struggling young readers. With degrees in Psychol...
The Woodson Series
The Woodson Series Black Classic Press Black Classic Press The Woodson Series is a joint publishing project of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) and Black Cla...
Dear Revolutionaries: A Field Guide for a World beyond the Church
Dear Revolutionaries: A Field Guide for a World beyond the Church Lenny Duncan 9781506479064 Nonfiction Broadleaf Books 1517 Media When Lenny Duncan wrote Dear Church in 2018, they had a vision for a ...
Jen Soriano
Jen Soriano NONE Jen Soriano is a writer and movement builder who has long worked at the intersection of grassroots organizing, narrative strategy, and art-driven social change. Jen Soriano (she/they...
Don’t Let Nobody Turn You Around: How the Black Church’s Public Witness Leads Us out of the Culture War
Don’t Let Nobody Turn You Around: How the Black Church’s Public Witness Leads Us out of the Culture War Justin Giboney 9781514008423 Poetry IVP InterVarsity Press Choose witness over war It’s possible...
The Integrated Church
The Integrated Church Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts 9780834127241 Nonfiction Foundry Publishing Foundry Publishing The Body of Christ is most effective when all of its parts are working at their maxi...
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies Deesha Philyaw 9781949199734 Fiction West Virginia University Press West Virginia University Press Tessa Thompson’s new production company will adapt Who Fears Death ...
From Social Media to Social Ministry: A Guide to Digital Discipleship
From Social Media to Social Ministry: A Guide to Digital Discipleship Nona Jones 9780310103868 Nonfiction Zondervan HarperCollins Christian Publishing This book outlines digital discipleship principle...
Church Ladies: Untold Stories of Harlem Women
Church Ladies: Untold Stories of Harlem Women Martia G. Goodson 9781504958868 Nonfiction AuthorHouse Author Solutions In the new book Church Ladies: Untold Stories of Harlem Women in the Powell Era by...
The Dinah Project
The Dinah Project Monica A. Coleman 9781608994373 Nonfiction Wipf and Stock Publishers Wipf and Stock Publishers Sexual violence is rarely discussed in church, despite the rising incidents of rape, se...
Laborers in the Vineyard of the Lord: The Beginnings of the AME Church in Florida, 1865-1895
Laborers in the Vineyard of the Lord: The Beginnings of the AME Church in Florida, 1865-1895 Larry Eugene Rivers 9780813018904 Nonfiction University Press of Florida University Press of Florida "Labor...
Black Classic Press
Black Classic Press Black Classic Press Black Classic Press The Majority Press The Woodson Series The Woodson Series is a joint publishing project of the Association for the Study of African American...
Call and Response: 10 Leadership Lessons from the Black Church
Call and Response: 10 Leadership Lessons from the Black Church L. Michelle Smith 9780063425934 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins A captivating exploration of why many high-performing Black business lea...
Rhythms of Faith: A Devotional Pilgrimage Through the Church Year
Rhythms of Faith: A Devotional Pilgrimage Through the Church Year Claude Atcho 9780593601990 Nonfiction WaterBrook Press Penguin Random House Cultivate a faith shaped by Christ’s presence in every sea...
The Church Cracked Open: Disruption, Decline, and New Hope for Beloved Community
The Church Cracked Open: Disruption, Decline, and New Hope for Beloved Community Stephanie Spellers 9781640654242 Nonfiction Church Publishing Church Publishing Incorporated (CPI) “This book will make...
Righteous Discontent: The Women’s Movement in the Black Baptist Church, 1880-1920 (Revised)
Righteous Discontent: The Women’s Movement in the Black Baptist Church, 1880-1920 (Revised) Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham 9780674769786 Nonfiction Harvard University Press Harvard University Press What D...
Thom S. Rainer
Thom S. Rainer 0000000083290568 Thom S. Rainer is the CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources, an author of over two dozen books, and a former dean at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He also le...
The Black Church: Where Women Pray and Men Prey
The Black Church: Where Women Pray and Men Prey Kam Williams Book Review “If you are a single black woman regularly attending church and tithing, or you are a woman with children that accomp...
Dear Revolutionaries: A Field Guide for a World beyond the Church
Dear Revolutionaries: A Field Guide for a World beyond the Church Robert Fleming Book Review In this modern age of random death and mayhem, there are powerful voices shouting for the church to retake...
How We Love Matters
How We Love Matters Albert Tate 9781546000532 Nonfiction FaithWords Hachette Book Group This powerful book reimagines discipleship by begging us to acknowledge that racism exists in the Church—and off...
The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song
The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song Henry Louis Gates, Jr. 9781984880338 Nonfiction Penguin Press Penguin Random House The instant New York Times bestseller and companion book to the...
Richard Morris
Richard Morris 000000002791695X Richard A. Morris is a Harvard Business School alumnus, Vietnam war veteran and former building code specialist turned novelist. Known for his critically acclaimed nov...
Brown Faces, White Spaces: Confronting Systemic Racism to Bring Healing and Restoration
Brown Faces, White Spaces: Confronting Systemic Racism to Bring Healing and Restoration Latasha Morrison 9780593444825 Nonfiction WaterBrook Press Penguin Random House The New York Times bestselling a...
Dorena Williamson
Dorena Williamson NONE Dorena Williamson is a renowned speaker, church planter, and author of bestselling children's books. Her work has been recognized by Christianity Today and Crosswalk. Based in ...
Guy Sims
Guy Sims NONE Guy A. Sims is an acclaimed author known for his early publications on Kwanzaa, his collection of American Tall Tales, and his novel, Living Just A Little. He's also the head writer for...
Mother Emanuel: Two Centuries of Race, Resistance, and Forgiveness in One Charleston Church
Mother Emanuel: Two Centuries of Race, Resistance, and Forgiveness in One Charleston Church Kevin Sack 9781524761301 Nonfiction Crown Publishing Group Penguin Random House A sweeping history of one of...
Church Girl: A Gospel Vision to Encourage and Challenge Black Christian Women
Church Girl: A Gospel Vision to Encourage and Challenge Black Christian Women Sarita T. Lyons 9780593601167 Nonfiction WaterBrook Press Penguin Random House Church Girl is a National Bestseller and EC...
The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church
The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church Rachel L. Swarns 9780399590870 Nonfiction Random House Trade Paperbacks Penguin Random House “An absolutely essen...
Sex and the Church Girl: How the Church Has Formed, Informed, and Misinformed the Sexuality of Women
Sex and the Church Girl: How the Church Has Formed, Informed, and Misinformed the Sexuality of Women Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts 9781733647205 Nonfiction New Season Books New Season Books Theologie...
Hallelujah, Anyhow!: A Memoir
Hallelujah, Anyhow!: A Memoir Barbara C. Harris with Kelly Brown Douglas 9781640650893 Nonfiction Church Publishing Church Publishing Incorporated (CPI) A role model tells her story—and that of the na...
Satan’s Sex Scandal: Exposing the Conspiracy to Destroy the Black Church
Satan’s Sex Scandal: Exposing the Conspiracy to Destroy the Black Church R. Renee B01FEAEGPU Nonfiction Amazon Digital Services Amazon Digital Services, Inc. A Bishop. A Scandal. The Black Church. Wha...
What Is the Role of Teens in Your Church?
What Is the Role of Teens in Your Church? Jawanza Kunjufu 9781934155493 Nonfiction African American Images African American Images Exploring the reasons why more than 70 percent of teens stop going to...
Eric Gutierrez talks about Disciples of the Street
Eric Gutierrez talks about Disciples of the Street Author Interviews Eric Gutierrez talk about his book Disciples of the Street: The Promise Of A Hip Hop Church with AALBC.com during Book Expo America...
Let the Church Say Amen
Let the Church Say Amen ReShonda Tate 9781416514497 Fiction Pocket Books Pocket Books Award-winning author ReShonda Tate Billingsley delivers a bold and heartwarming story of family and faith about...
John Edgar Wideman and Tracie Church Guzzio
John Edgar Wideman and Tracie Church Guzzio MULTIPLE John Edgar Wideman and Tracie Church Guzzio are renowned authors. Wideman, a Rhodes Scholar, is known for his works on race, sports, and society. ...
Donald Davenport
Donald Davenport NONE Donald Davenport, a dedicated minister and recipient of numerous awards, served as Senior Pastor for 21 years and contributed substantially to the Evangelical Covenant Church. A...
Janet V. Kennedy-Jacobs
Janet V. Kennedy-Jacobs NONE Janet V. Kennedy-Jacobs is a registered Church Business Consultant, specializing in compliance with federal and state regulations for churches and clergy. She is the Pres...
Ethiopian Church
Ethiopian Church NONE The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church is one of the oldest Christian institutions in the world, tracing its origins to the 4th century when Christianity was adopted as the sta...
Michele Andrea Bowen
Michele Andrea Bowen NONE Michele Andrea Bowen, a St. Louis native and Durham, NC resident, is a prolific author with degrees in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling Education, US History, and Public ...
Charisse on Stephen L Carter's New Book
Charisse on Stephen L Carter's New Book Book Spotlights More about A.L. Shields' (Stephen L. Carter) novel, THE CHURCH BUILDER https://aalbc.it/tcb2013 Video recorded by Troy Johnson of AALBC.com dur...
African Background Outlined
African Background Outlined Carter G. Woodson 9781574781328 Nonfiction The Woodson Series Black Classic Press Black Classic Press, in partnership with the Association for the Study of African American...
Education of the Negro Prior to 1861
Education of the Negro Prior to 1861 Carter G. Woodson 9781574781342 Nonfiction The Woodson Series Black Classic Press Black Classic Press, in partnership with the Association for the Study of African...
The Mis-Education of the Negro
The Mis-Education of the Negro Carter G. Woodson 9781574781267 Nonfiction The Woodson Series Black Classic Press Black Classic Press, in partnership with the Association for the Study of African Ameri...
African Heroes and Heroines
African Heroes and Heroines Carter G. Woodson 9781574781281 Nonfiction The Woodson Series Black Classic Press Black Classic Press, in partnership with the Association for the Study of African American...
I Say a Little Prayer: A Novel
I Say a Little Prayer: A Novel E. Lynn Harris 9780385512725 Fiction Doubleday Penguin Random House Bestselling author E. Lynn Harris is back with another sexy, shocking, and immensely satisfying novel...
Our Love (Loving You Series) (Volume 1)
Our Love (Loving You Series) (Volume 1) Vanessa Miller 9781517451158 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC Promises are hard to keep especially when they involve matters of the heart. Yvon...
Relentless: Redeemed Series Book 1
Relentless: Redeemed Series Book 1 Patricia Haley 9781601626783 Fiction Urban Christian Kensington Publishing Corp. Attorney Maxwell Montgomery has amassed a long list of legal victories in the war he...
K. L. Brady
K. L. Brady NONE K. L. Brady, a D.C. native and successful author, began writing at a young age and published her first novel, The Bum Magnet, after an inspirational Oprah moment. Her writing include...
Team Green! (ADA Twist, Scientist The Why Files #6)
Team Green! (ADA Twist, Scientist The Why Files #6) Andrea Beaty 9781419770449 Nonfiction Harry N. Abrams Harry N. Abrams New York Times bestselling author Andrea Beaty and neuroscientist Theanne Grif...
Reckoning: The Kink, P.I. Series
Reckoning: The Kink, P.I. Series Shakir Rashaan 9781593096069 Fiction Strebor Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. Walter Mosley’s Easy Rawlins series meets Law & Order: SVU in the third installment in the Ki...
Rachel Renée Russell
Rachel Renée Russell 0000000116442848 “Black writers should not be typecast into having only black characters.”—Shonda Rhimes Rachel Renee Russell, attorney and bestselling author of...
Been There Prayed That: New Day Divas Series Book Two
Been There Prayed That: New Day Divas Series Book Two E. N. Joy 9781601627490 Fiction Urban Christian Kensington Publishing Corp. Mother Doreen has left New Day Temple of Faith in Malvonia, Ohio and m...
The Hairdresser of Harare: A Novel (Modern African Writing Series)
The Hairdresser of Harare: A Novel (Modern African Writing Series) Tendai Huchu 9780821421635 Fiction Ohio University Press Ohio University Press “Hairdresser was a perfect end of summer read; my book...
Casting the First Stone (Special Edition, 1st Curtis Black Novel)
Casting the First Stone (Special Edition, 1st Curtis Black Novel) Kimberla Lawson Roby 9781496716392 Fiction Dafina Kensington Publishing Corp. Kimberla Lawson Roby’s Thoughts on Concluding Her Revere...
Shakir Rashaan
Shakir Rashaan NONE Artistic talent is a gift from God and whoever discovers it in himself has a certain obligation: to know that he cannot waste his talent, but must develop it.” —Pope Jo...
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We Are Charleston: Tragedy and Triumph at Mother Emanuel
We Are Charleston: Tragedy and Triumph at Mother Emanuel Herb Frazier, Bernard Edward Powers Jr., and Marjory Wentworth 9781400355426 Nonfiction Thomas Nelson HarperCollins Christian Publishing We Are...
Red Lip Theology: For Church Girls Who’ve Considered Tithing to the Beauty Supply Store When Sunday Morning Isn’t Enough
Red Lip Theology: For Church Girls Who’ve Considered Tithing to the Beauty Supply Store When Sunday Morning Isn’t Enough Candice Marie Benbow 9780593238462 Nonfiction Convergent Books Penguin Random H...
The Celebration Place: God’s Plan for a Delightfully Diverse Church
The Celebration Place: God’s Plan for a Delightfully Diverse Church Dorena Williamson 9781514002582 Fiction IVP Kids InterVarsity Press Jerry Pinkney Children’s Book Award No longer is church a divid...
Black Millennials and the Church: Meet Me Where I Am
Black Millennials and the Church: Meet Me Where I Am Joshua L. Mitchell 9780817017897 Nonfiction Judson Press Judson Press ALL Millennials are NOT the same. The more I reviewed the literature, the ...
Joy Unspeakable: Contemplative Practices of the Black Church (2nd Edition)
Joy Unspeakable: Contemplative Practices of the Black Church (2nd Edition) Barbara A. Holmes 9781506421612 Nonfiction Fortress Press 1517 Media Joy Unspeakable focuses on the aspects of the Black chur...
A History of St. Edward’s Church: Kent, Sierra Leone
A History of St. Edward’s Church: Kent, Sierra Leone Jacqueline Leigh 9781530581177 Nonfiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC In this fully-revised third edition, the author sketches the history...
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tawahido Church (UK)
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tawahido Church (UK) Ephraim Isaac 9781569023693 Nonfiction The Red Sea Press Africa World Press & The Red Sea Press Ethiopia is an extraordinary symbol of continuity amid a res...
Church Folks vs. Christians: Do You See the Difference?
Church Folks vs. Christians: Do You See the Difference? Michelle Coleman-Bernard 9781482048056 Nonfiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC Week after week, Sunday after Sunday, churches are occupi...
Black Bodies and the Black Church: A Blues Slant
Black Bodies and the Black Church: A Blues Slant Kelly Brown Douglas 9780230116818 Nonfiction Palgrave Macmillan Macmillan Publishers Blues is absolutely vital to black theological reflection and to t...
Church Boyz: Rod of the Wicked
Church Boyz: Rod of the Wicked H H Fowler 9781475185027 Fiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC Imagine sharing the spotlight with a ruthless blackmailer, whose only intention, is to take all of ...
Wake Up: Hip-Hop, Christianity, and the Black Church
Wake Up: Hip-Hop, Christianity, and the Black Church Cheryl A. Kirk-Duggan and Marlon F. Hall 9781426703010 Nonfiction Abingdon Press Abingdon Press First an expression of black urban youth, Hip Hop m...
Sinful Too
Sinful Too Victor McGlothin 9781607511250 Fiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group YOU CAN’T KEEP A “GOOD” WOMAN DOWN… She can get any man burning up her satin sheets, paying her bi...
Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats
Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats Michael Cunningham and Craig Marberry 9780385500869 Nonfiction Doubleday Penguin Random House Countless black women would rather attend church naked t...
Tracie Church Guzzio
Tracie Church Guzzio NONE Tracie Church Guzzio is an Associate English Professor at SUNY Plattsburgh, with published works in anthologies like American Writers and The Reader's Companion to the Ameri...
Susan Moore
Susan Moore 0000000081813898 Rev. Dr. Susan Moore is a seasoned pastor, teacher, and author with a 36-year career focused on urban America's challenges. Ordained in 1983, she has served as a communit...
Sarah Gordon Weathersby
Sarah Gordon Weathersby NONE Born in a Virginia rectory, Sarah Weathersby attended segregated schools before moving to DC, graduating from Drew University, and raising two sons in North Carolina. Aft...
Albert Tate
Albert Tate 0000000117939653 Albert Tate, a Mississippi native, is a pastor, public speaker, and podcast host. He accepted his call to ministry at 21, graduated from Wesley Bible College, and is purs...
Tough Notes: A Healing Call For Creating Exceptional Black Men
Tough Notes: A Healing Call For Creating Exceptional Black Men Haki Madhubuti 9780883782361 Nonfiction Third World Press Third World Press From the author of the best-selling Black Men, Obsolete, Sing...
Everybody’s Protest Novel: Essays
Everybody’s Protest Novel: Essays James Baldwin 9780807016947 Nonfiction Beacon Press Beacon Press “I am completely indebted to Jimmy Baldwin’s prose. It liberated me as a writer.”—Toni Morrison Th...
Kevin M. Weeks
Kevin M. Weeks NONE Kevin M. Weeks is an acclaimed self-published Urban Fiction author known for his debut, The Street Life Series. Honored as the Best New Urban Author of 2007, his fresh approach te...
Vanessa Miller
Vanessa Miller NONE Best-selling author and motivational speaker Vanessa Miller, known for her stage productions and Rain Series novels, writes redemption stories to glorify God. She's won Best Chris...
J.B. Vample
J.B. Vample NONE J.B. Vample is an acclaimed author known for her New Adult fiction series, The College Life Series. She published her debut novel, College Life 101: Freshman Orientation, in 2015 and...
Taken By You: Black Love Series (Book 3, Ryan Family Series)
Taken By You: Black Love Series (Book 3, Ryan Family Series) Dorothy Elizabeth Love 9781965437056 Fiction LED Literature and Publication LED Literature and Publication Black Romance Series with: Soulf...
And Then Came You: Black Love Series (Book 2, Ryan Family Series)
And Then Came You: Black Love Series (Book 2, Ryan Family Series) Dorothy Elizabeth Love 9781965437049 Fiction LED Literature and Publication LED Literature and Publication Black Romance Series with: ...
Whispers in the Night: Black Love Series (Book 1, Ryan Family Series)
Whispers in the Night: Black Love Series (Book 1, Ryan Family Series) Dorothy Elizabeth Love 9781965437032 Fiction LED Literature and Publication LED Literature and Publication Black / African America...
Yonder
Yonder 000000009362885X "Yonder, author of the erotic and humorous 'What I do is Taboo' series, provides readers with a unique blend of fantasy and reality. Inspired by favorite authors, Yonder embar...
Michael Ealy The “Think Like a Man Too” Interview (2014)
Michael Ealy The “Think Like a Man Too” Interview (2014) Kam Williams Interview For the last few years, Michael Ealy has been red-hot, jumping from TV to film and back to TV, seamlessly. He rec...
Milkshake the Disappearing Milk Snake: A Graphic Novel (Class Pet Ghost Detective)
Milkshake the Disappearing Milk Snake: A Graphic Novel (Class Pet Ghost Detective) Akeem S. Roberts 9780593856727 Fiction Kokila Penguin Random House In this funny supernatural graphic novel series, e...
Brenda M. Hampton
Brenda M. Hampton NONE Brenda M. Hampton, a native St. Louisan, is a passionate writer known for her addictive series, The Naughty Series. With over 20 novels, novellas, and anthologies to her credit...
Sylvester Boyd Jr.
Sylvester Boyd Jr. NONE Sylvester Boyd Jr., a Chicago native, is an accomplished author, background actor, and motivational speaker with a rich background in geography, history, and business. Known f...
Darius Myers
Darius Myers NONE Darius Myers, a NYC-based fiction writer and former senior executive in media, is known for his thrilling Black Camelot series, praised for its intriguing plot and compelling charac...
A Venn Diagram of One: An American Story
A Venn Diagram of One: An American Story Lenny McAllister 9781637635940 Nonfiction Frederick Douglass Books Forefront Books In an age of noise, outrage, and tribal certainty, the most ra...