Prayers for the people : homicide and humanity in the Crescent City / Rebecca Louise Carter.

"Rebecca Carter's Prayers for the People explores the intersection of urban life, death, and social and spiritual transformation in New Orleans's diverse religious communities. Following, in particular, the "Liberty Street Baptist Church," a predominantly black congregation in the Crescent City neig...

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Main Author: Carter, Rebecca Louise (Author)
Language:English
Published: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2019.
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Physical Description:273 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book

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505 0 0 |g Introduction.  |t The Crescent City --  |g Part One.  |t On fragile ground.  |t The Black urban delta --  |t "Twelve murders and two victims?": asserting Black social and spiritual value --  |g Part Two.  |t In search of love at Liberty Street.  |t Somebodies on the battlefield for the Lord --  |t Thou shalt not kill: commanding peace in particular places --  |g Part Three.  |t Raising dead sons.  |t Black mothers at the center of death and transformation --  |t Restorative kinship: birthdays and death anniversaries for children of God --  |g Conclusion.  |t The Crescent City illuminated. 
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