Sandra L Barnes

Presence of Cyn

CYNDRAY JOHNSON, a wild and unruly teenager, longs to become a track star but instead races against self-destruction. Falsely accused of a bomb threat traced to her cellphone, she’s expelled from St. Pious Christian Academy, ruining her chances of obtaining the one thing that really matters to her—w...

Live Long and Prosper: How Black Megachurches Address HIV/AIDS and Poverty in the Age of Prosperity Theology by Sandra L. Barnes (2012-11-01)

Youth Ministry in the Black Church: Centered in Hope

Youth Ministry in the Black Church: Centered in Hope is the bridge between youth leaders’ desire for holistic and relevant ministry and the hope-centered leadership necessary to make it happen. Wimberly, Barnes and Johnson recognize the challenges of youth ministry and offer effective strategies in ...

Academics in Action!: A Model for Community-Engaged Research, Teaching, and Service

The theory, vision, and implementation of a multidisciplinary collaborative approach to social learning The academy is often described as an ivory tower, isolated from the community surrounding it. Presenting the theory, vision, and implementation of a socially engaged program for the Department of ...

Live Long and Prosper: How Black Megachurches Address HIV/AIDS and Poverty in the Age of Prosperity Theology

This pioneering new study of the Black megachurch phenomenon brings nuance and depth to the question, are Black megachurches more focused on prosperity than on people?Black megachurches and their pastors are often accused of failing to use their considerable resources to help the poor; focusing on p...

Empowering Black Youth of Promise: Education and Socialization in the Village-minded Black Church (Routledge Research in Education)

Informed by the experiences of 772 Black churches, this book relies on a multidisciplinary, mixed-methodological lens to examine how today’s Black churches address the religious and non-religious educational and broader socialization needs of youth. Drawing from a cultural and ecological framework ...

On the Market: Strategies for a Successful Academic Job Search

Sandra Barnes presents both big-picture strategic thinking and nuts-and-bolts suggestions to help junior scholars obtain satisfying academic employment in today's highly competitive market. Noteworthy features of "On the Market" include: easy-to-read checklists for navigating the search process; clu...

Africa's Ogun: Old World and New (African Systems of Thought)

The second edition of this landmark work is enhanced by new chapters on Ogun worship in the New World. From reviews of the first edition:"... an ethnographically rich contribution to the historical understanding of West African culture, as well as an exploration of the continued vitality of that cul...