Description
From the Dust Jacket
In the heart of an American city, in a neighborhood of such poverty, crime, and despair that a visiting mayor once called it “the beginning of the end of our civilization,” a remarkable community has come together—a community that has daringly refused to accept a decline that seemed inevitable, a community that has taken command of its own destiny, a community that has come to experience miracles as everyday occasions. In little over a decade, Saint Paul Community Baptist Church has transformed one of New York City’s most depressed areas into one that is vital, committed, and thriving. Under the leadership of its dynamic and controversial pastor, Reverend Johnny Ray Youngblood, Saint Paul has successfully shouldered the responsibilities for not only its members’ spiritual well-being but also their daily lives. It has built affordable housing, created a school, replaced brothels and numbers joints with family stores. And, through a series of innovative programs, it has rescued even those who have traditionally eluded the black church, from drug abusers to the neighborhood’s youth and men. Here is a church that has found the divine in the pulpit and the streets, that has tested and tempered its spirituality in activism.
Publishing Info
Upon This Rock: The Miracles of a Black Church by Samuel G. Freedman. From the First Printing of the stated First Edition by Harper Collins with 1993 copyright. The ISBN is 0-06-019910-X. This hardcover book measures about 9-1/2″ x 6-3/8″ and has 373 pages.
Condition
Enlarge the photo above. Former public library book with the usual markings and dust jacket protected in plastic sleeve. The boards and pages are in good condition. No personal names or markings noted. From clean, smoke-free Christian home.
Shipping
Unless you request otherwise, I will wrap the book in plastic wrap to help protect it from the elements, create a custom-made cardboard box to ship it in, and send via Media Mail with Delivery Confirmation tracking. See the shipping page for the cost to send a two-pound Media Mail package. Insurance is an additional cost as described. I am delighted to combine postage and insurance costs if you purchase more than one item. The second item may travel for free or just a few cents more — so it’s worth taking a look at my other items before you complete your order.
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