A guide for pastors; church leaders; and all who help African Americans in their search for a meaningful Christian lifestyle. Forming Christians--leading fallen and flawed human beings into the path of discipleship to a crucified and risen Lord--is one of the central; if not the central; tasks of all Christian churches. It is a difficult enough task anywhere; but for African Americans; beset by racial conflict; personal crises; generational separation; and other concerns; it is especially so. African American churches must work particularly hard to counter the messages their members receive from the dominant and often unfriendly culture. This book employs the biblical text and African tradition to draw on the idea of the search for wisdom as a potent way to help African Americans in their pursuit of genuine Christian discipleship. Wisdom in African American tradition is not simply knowledge; rather; it is those insights; attitudes; beliefs; behaviors;and practices that create and sustain a life of hope and that produce an inherent sense of the worth of one's self. If their members are to engage in the search for wisdom; African American churches must build an intentional ministry of faith formation. Wisdom can be gained; the authors argue; when African Americans listen to the black oral tradition with its proverbial sayings; revered Bible stories; songs; and narratives from the lives of exemplary individuals. The book offers several similar avenues for the search for wisdom; including helpful models of black males mentoring younger black males; as a remedy to the destructive effects that contemporary culture has on this segment of the African American community.
#1622528 in Books Simon n Schuster 1997-06-06 1997-06-06Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.25 x 1.20 x 6.12l; 1.45 #File Name: 0684839156416 pagesISBN13: 9780684839158Condition: NewNotes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I really enjoyed watching this series on Discovery Wings ( now AHC ...By Michael BloomI really enjoyed watching this series on Discovery Wings ( now AHC ); now I'm loving the book it was based on!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. An enjoyable and dryly humorous take on World War II in the airBy UlfilasWalter Boyne; at one time the curator of the famous Air and Space Museum in Washington DC; spins an engrossing tale of the evolution of air power over the course of World War II. From the Japanese overreach and over reliance on a small cadre of irreplaceable carrier pilots--who demise spelled certain doom for their overextended empire--to the fulfilling of FDR's prescient claim of America's intent to build 100;00 aircraft; Boyne lays out a vast canvass that touches on many aspects of the aerial WWII. Russian aircraft are also given proper attention; including their redoubtable ground support aircraft the Sturmovik--a sort of armored flying bathtub that gained the enemy's respect as evidenced by its German nickname "Schwarz Tod" (i.e. Black Death).Other surprising revelations include the fact that the B-29 Superfortresses; which dropped the atomic bombs that annihilated Hiroshima and Nagasaki; were actually more expensive to develop than the atomic bombs themselves. Also interesting was the strategic decision of General Curtis LeMay (the model for George C. Scott's character in "Dr. Strangelove") to use the B-29 in the incendiary bombing of Japanese cities because conventional bombing required low-level flying that resulted in the downing of too many American aircraft.German aircraft like the Stuka and the Me 109 are seen to have given Germany an early advantage; but were soon to be matched and then overtaken by American and British efforts that resulted in the Spitfire; P-51; and P-47--with allied long range bombers making their German counterparts seem like mere toys by comparison. Later German efforts such as the Folkwulf 190 fighter and the Me 262 jet aircraft are shown to be too little to late. German complacency early in the war idled German aircraft production while the British; American; and Russian factories were working 24-7 to churn out the fighters and bombers that blackened the skies of the Axis with their ever-increasing numbers. Likewise; the all-too-flammable Japanese Zero (later dubbed "The Flying Cigarette Lighter" by its own beleaguered pilots) was eventually undone by the American carrier-born Hellcat and Corsair. Nor were the Russians shown to slackers--as their fielding of excellent fighter aircraft drove the Germans from their skies--despite that fact that much of the superstructure of such aircraft relied on plywood construction.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Very good over view of air power use in WW IIBy TERRELLVery good over view of air power use in WW II. Gives insight into how each countries perception molded their approach to design and implementation of aircraft into their war plans. You also get to see how failures were addressed and corrections made. The incredible amount of effort; raw materials; and construction time used to build and man these machines is laid out in good detail. Another great book by Mr. Boyne.
