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Black and Catholic: Racism, Identity, and Religion

Black and Catholic: Racism, Identity, and Religion - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Tia Noelle PrattPublish date:9/1/2025Pages:224
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Notre Dame PressISBN-13:9780268210175ISBN-10:268210179UPC:9780268210175Book Category:Religion, History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Christianity, African American & Black, Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:Catholic, AmericanSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.56 inchesWeight:1.0318Product ID:SCTWJ855R3

Black and Catholic documents the exclusion, erasure, and systematic racism faced by Black Catholics, filling an essential gap in both Catholic and Black history.

In the storied history of the U.S. Catholic community, there is a long-standing myth held by Catholics and non-Catholics alike that there are no Black Catholics. In this deeply researched and compelling book, Tia Noelle Pratt debunks this myth and brings forward the religious experiences and culture of Black Catholics, filling a void in the literature of both U.S. Catholicism and African American religion. She identifies the nature and ramifications of systemic racism on American Catholicism and how that marginalization impacts Black Catholic identity. Building on her extensive research, Pratt amplifies the voices and experiences of Black Catholics through original interviews and by sharing the story of St. Peter Claver, Philadelphia's first Black Catholic church. Black and Catholic also explores the ways that liturgy and music can build community, celebrate individuality, and resist racism.

Black and Catholic is an essential book that centralizes the Black Catholic community, revealing the heartache of racism and discrimination, the comfort drawn from the strength of generations of believers, and the celebration from combining the music and traditions of African American religious experiences with the belief and rituals of Roman Catholicism.

Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Notre Dame PressISBN-13:9780268210175ISBN-10:268210179UPC:9780268210175Book Category:Religion, History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Christianity, African American & Black, Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:Catholic, AmericanSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.56 inchesWeight:1.0318Product ID:SCTWJ855R3

Tia Noelle Pratt is assistant vice president and director of mission engagement and strategic initiatives in the Office for Mission and Ministry and assistant professor of sociology at Villanova University.


Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press

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