Let It Shine!: The Emergence of African American Catholic Worship | by Mary E. McGann | Eva Marie Lumas | Ronald D. Harbor | ‎ Fordham University Press | ‎ English | ‎ 1st Edition

Product description Review "A welcome overview and analysis of the 'emergence of African American Worship' in the last 40 years. The foundational role of Fr. Clarence Rivers is explored at length. Authors McGann, Lumas, and Harbor are well-suited for the task from their association and collaboration with Fr. Rivers. Pastoral leaders in the African American community as well as liturgical scholars will find abundant instpiration in these informative pages." -- -Giles Pater Archdiocese of Cincinnati "Explores the new expressions of Catholic worship shaped by African-American religious culture." -Publishers Weekly "A combination of the history of the liturgical movement in the Black Catholic community and an introduction to its most important aspects and contributors." -- -Diana L. Hayes Georgetown University "Let it Shine! is a helpful overview of 20th-century black Catholic history and an insightful introduction to black Catholic Theology." -The Journal of African American History "Necessary and vital to those who minister among and with African American Catholics-clergy, religious, lay ecclesial ministers, liturgical, students of the liturgy-all concerned with how to worship the living God wisely and well, in an authentically African American and genuinely Roman Catholic way." -- -Reverend J-Glenn Murray, S.J. Saint Aloysius Gonzaga Jesuit Community Mary McGann's book Let It Shine is about a people and their worship, it is about their experience, their culture, and their beauty. Clarence Rivers, 1931-2004, priest, liturgist, musician, African American, wove together the gifts of African American worship and Roman Catholic liturgical tradition and created something that was unique, original, and enriching. How this was done and the vision of Rivers and those who followed him is the subject of this remarkable book. OR Mary McGann's book on the emergence of African American Catholic Worship is both a history and a resource. Thanks to the commentary and the analysis by leading black Catholic theologians and liturgists, we have one of the first in-depth studies of the work of Clarence Rivers and his vision. As an analysis of how black Catholic worship became the formative element in the liturgical expression of American Catholics, we have a vision of what American Catholic Worship can become. -- -Cyprian Davis, O.S.B. St. Meinrad School of Theology "Discusses distinctive practices of prayer, music, and preaching among black Catholics." -The Chronicle of Higher Education About the Author MARY E. McGANN, R.S.C.J., is Associate Professor of Liturgy and Music at the Franciscan School of Theology in Berkeley, California. She is author of award-winning A Precious Fountain: Music in the Worship of an African American Catholic Community and Music as Worship and Theology: Research in Liturgical Practice.