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“Authentically Black, and Truly Catholic”: A survey of the study on Black Catholics
Author(s) -
Winstead Kevin
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
sociology compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 31
ISSN - 1751-9020
DOI - 10.1111/soc4.12517
Subject(s) - sociological research , sociology , scholarship , race (biology) , sociological theory , identity (music) , gender studies , black male , anthropology , social science , law , political science , philosophy , aesthetics
Abstract Black Roman Catholics have been a contributing community to American culture as far back as the nation's founding. Despite nearly three million Black Catholics in the United States today, sociological research has given little consideration to this community. This review makes a case for more sociological focus on Black Catholicism. I review the available sociological research on Black Catholics and include a review of scholarship on Black Catholics from outside the discipline. I argue for the sociological importance of Black Catholicism to the examination of race, religion, and identity formation.