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Black Religiosity: An Analysis of the Emergence and Growth of Black Megachurches

Benson, Delvon A.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1310143585

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2011, Master of Liberal Studies, University of Toledo, Liberal Studies.
This study of the emergence of today’s Black megachurches (BMCs) is explanatory. It set out to identify specific plausible factors that contributed to the growth and success of BMCs at the start of the 21st century. This thesis indentifies four factors leading to the continued growth and success of BMCs: (1) Poaching potential members from other churches, (2) engaging the un-churched in and around a particular community, (3) merging smaller churches into the larger BMC, and (4) appealing to Blacks migrating to areas with higher concentrations of Black Americans, which formally meant migration to the North, but now, meaning migration to the South. These four factors were identified as a result of my studying and reflecting on the literature available on BMCs as well as megachurches in general. More specifically, my study has sought to identify and clarify factors that have plausibly contributed to the continuation of BMCs’ success and growth.
Rubin Patterson, PhD (Committee Chair)
Morris Jenkins, PhD (Committee Member)
Carter Wilson, PhD (Committee Member)
67 p.
African American Studies; African Americans; Religion; Sociology
African Americans; megachurches; religiosity

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  • Benson, D. A. (2011). Black Religiosity: An Analysis of the Emergence and Growth of Black Megachurches [Master's thesis, University of Toledo]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1310143585

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Benson, Delvon. Black Religiosity: An Analysis of the Emergence and Growth of Black Megachurches. 2011. University of Toledo, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1310143585.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Benson, Delvon. "Black Religiosity: An Analysis of the Emergence and Growth of Black Megachurches." Master's thesis, University of Toledo, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1310143585

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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