M. Shawn Copeland, Uncommon Faithfulness: The Black Catholic Experience

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Uncommon Faithfulness : The Black Catholic Experience

The essays in this text by Shawn Copeland with the help of Mosely and Raboteau attempt a description of African American Catholic experience in their adoptive state from the beginning of their arrival in the 16C to the present day . Copeland formerly chaired the Catholic Theological Society of America . He has authored a host of articles on the experience of African Americans as Catholics in America and the related systematic theology . Currently Copeland is a professor

of theology in Boston Massachusetts . The essays in the texts highlight the difficult situation experienced by black Catholics in their attempt to connect to religious institutions to practice their faith as part of the phenomenal black civil rights struggle . The text does not only feature the ancient period but transcends into modern times reflecting the black Catholics struggle for inclusion in the church . The terms of this inclusion range from pastoral ministry to liturgical practice

Uncommon Faithfulness conceptualizes faith in terms of a dear price that individuals pay for with their steadfastness as well as perseverance (Branick , 2006 .p .469 . The individuals realize their perception of the supreme being of God in their life-mission that forms the backbone of their faith . It is the individual belief in the transcendent power of God as a supreme being that fuels their faith because God 's power gives them the conviction and strength to complete their daily tasks out of their belief . Such is...