Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : "In the world, but not of it"
  • The sanctified churches and church reform : confronting the barriers of race, sex, and class
  • Refuge and reconciliation in a Holiness congregation
  • "In the beauty of holiness" : ethics and aesthetics in the worship of the saints
  • Singing the Lord's song in a strange land : gospel music and popular culture in the United States
  • Resistance, rebellion, and reform : the collegiate gospel choir and the black clergy caucus
  • Black intellectuals and storefront religion in the age of black consciousness
  • The church in exile : vital signs outside the mainstream
  • Conclusion : exile and homecoming.