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Welcome to the Resource Center for African-American Spirituality. Check out our links to other sites, or add one of your own.

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African American Spirituality
Evangelical Protestant Christianity remains the single most important religious movement among black Americans. But other faiths have grown increasingly prominent. Some blacks have converted to Islam, while others have been drawn to traditions such as Voudun (Voodoo) or Santería — versions of West African faiths that were transplanted to the New World in the days of slavery. Kwanzaa is a family-centered African-American holiday created in California in 1966. Celebrated from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1 each year, it emphasizes “seven principles”: unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, and faith, each celebrated on one day of the festival.

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All Gospel Music Network 
MP3 files, Real Audio clips, music reviews, book reviews, online shopping.


Gift Gospel 
Guestbook and gospel songs in RealAudio format.


God's Gospel 
A large collection of traditional and contemporary gospel MIDI files.


Gospel Train 
Black Gospel music radio show covering recordings from the 1920's to the present day.


Gospel Webcasting
Worldwide stations, with formats catering to the black, urban market.


Outstanding Priests of Traditional African Religions
Students, Devotees and Priests give recognition to Outstanding Priests of Traditional African Religions.


South Gate Music Studio
Download reggae music files.

BES


21st Century Yoruba
21st Century Yoruba highlights the Scientific and Economic Direction of the Yoruba people for the twenty first Century.


A Separate Canaan
A Review by Yvonne Chireau for the Journal of Southern Religion on John Sensbach's exploration of the black Moravians.


African Religion and Culture
African Religion and Culture


African Traditional & Derived Religion: A Research Guide
African Traditional & Derived Religion: A Research Guide


African-American Religion in the 19th Century
Essay with teaching suggestions from a scholar in American religious history. In "Divining America: Religion and the National Culture" from the National Humanities Center.


Africana.com
Africana.com is a major resource for information about many dimensions of African culture. Articles tend to be short, but well written. See articles on Orisha and Santeria in the bibliography below.


Dread History
The African Diaspora, Ethiopianism, and Rastafari


Gospel Music
History of black gospel music and negro spirituals plus articles and book reviews.


History of Voodoo
Contrary to popular belief, the Africans enslaved to build the economic foundation of America were not Christians. They were pracitioners of "Voodoo", Ifa, Orisha, Palo and other African religious traditions.


IPL Slavery and Religion in America:
A document that provides dated history regarding the advancement of religion amongst slaves.


OATH: Organization of African Traditional Healers
OATH (Organization of African Traditional Healers), is a nonprofit, religious, education, and certification organization, committed to the positive promotion of African Traditional Religions, and the legitimatization of practitioners of ATRs here in the United States, and its surrounding territories.


Orisha Net
This is a large webpage for the religion of Santeria. It offers background on the religion, as well as links to personal sites and churches of Santeria.


Ptahra African Traditional Religion: Taking Back Our Gods And Holy Temples
Mini Workshop Presented at Association of Black Psychologist Annual Convention, Washington, DC


Rastafarian Religion
Brief introduction to the religion.


Rastafarian.net
Progressive Rastafarian cultural education, social issues, discussions, business assistance, social events guide, chat forum, useful contacts, and FAQ; located in Oxford, England.


Rastafarianism
Contains information on what Rasta is; Rasta symbols; Marijuana and Rasta; Rasta and Reggae; and a Rasta language dictionary.


Religions of the World -- Africa
African and African-Derivative Religions are a large group of beliefs and practices based upon ancient indigenous faiths of sub-Saharan African peoples. Within the last 100 years in Africa indigenous religion has declined under the influence of colonialism, Western acculturation and proselytizing by Islam and Christianity. In the African Diaspora (mainly in the Americas) African-derived belief systems are in a state of impressive growth.


SANTERÍA
Santería is an old world religion rich in symbolism that is practiced in much of the Caribbean including Puerto Rico. It originates with the Yoruba people in Africa, in what is known today at Nigeria. "Santería" is Spanish for "worship of Saints".

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