Jason E. Shelton is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for African American Studies at the University of Texas at Arlington and the author of Blacks and Whites in Christian America: How Racial Discrimination Shapes Religious Convictions.
"""The time has come to put down old stereotypes about the Black Church and understand it for what it is today. This book does exactly that, with the wow factors of careful analysis of contemporary trends and the astute interpretation of the changes by a leading voice in the field. This book is a game changer.""--Michael O. Emerson, author of Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America"