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A Call to Action:

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A Call to Action:

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White, Evans Christopher, Jr

Reclaiming Responsible Manhood in the African American Rural Church

Harris, James H.

Virginia Union University

2020

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D.Min.

Virginia Union University

2020

The African American male plays a vital role in the formation and practice of Black religious life in rural families and communities. Black men have helped shape the cultural consciousness and moral values of the Black family. Historically in the rural Black church, the Black male served in traditional leadership roles, such as pastor, deacon, and trustee. Time created a disconnect separating Black manhood from the conventional model as leaders in Black society. Where this deficiency occurs, a broken world develops in which African American boys and adolescents must mature. African American boys growing up in such a fractured world results in a broken and deformed manhood continuing on a downward spiral, perpetuating an endless cycle that leads to a loss of responsible adult Black male leadership models. This paper calls rural Black men back to fulfill their role of responsibility in the family, church, and community. To assist Black manhood in the fulfillment of his duties, the local church serves as a catalyst enabling men that are developing towards this goal.

Black male

Church

Community

Family

Leaders

Rural

Harris, James H.

White, Evans Christopher, Jr

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