Saints in Exile: The Holiness-Pentecostal Experience in African American Religion and Culture.

Abstract

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.