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The National Black Catholic Congress XII Mural. Heritage Liturgical \u00a9 2017\u200b<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In recent weeks, #BlackLivesMatter has prompted Catholics like me to learn about and examine racism in the Church in America. Inspired by reading lists on Black Catholics put together by U.S. Catholic<\/a> and Dr. Tia Noelle Pratt,<\/a> and for my own learning, I decided to compile a list of readings on African American liturgy which I share here.<\/p>\n

The articles in this list prioritize Black authors, Black experiences, and highlight ways in which racism is intertwined with liturgical practices and the historical development of liturgies in America. They show that liturgical development is not \u201corganic\u201d but influenced by particular social and political forces in history, that liturgical inculturation is a means of acquiring racial justice, and that African American worship is not monolithic.<\/p>\n

In parishes, racial justice is often left to social justice ministries, but this should not be the case. Readers will find in many of these articles that injustice is most visible (or invisible) in worship. In sharing this bibliography, I hope that liturgical ministers can use some of these readings for liturgical formation just as teachers may use them to diversify their classroom curriculum.<\/p>\n

This list is by no means comprehensive; I welcome relevant additions. Please comment below if you have suggestions and I’ll be happy to include them.<\/p>\n

Updated: 8\/15\/2020<\/em><\/p>\n

Journal Articles<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cressler, M.J. \u201cBlack Power, Vatican II, and the Emergence of Black Catholic Liturgies.\u201d U.S. Catholic Historian<\/em> 32 no. 4 (2014): 99-119. doi:10.1353\/cht.2014.0027<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Gregory, Wilton D. “Black Catholic Liturgy: What Do You Say It Is?”\u00a0U.S. Catholic Historian<\/em>\u00a07, no. 2\/3 (1988): 316-21. www.jstor.org\/stable\/25153838<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Harris, Kim R. \u201cSister Thea Bowman: Liturgical Justice Through Black Sacred Song.\u201d U.S. Catholic Historian<\/em> 35, no. 1 (2017): 99\u2013124. doi: 10.1353\/cht.2017.0005<\/a>.<\/p>\n

James P Lyke, \u201cLiturgical Expression in the Black Community,\u201d Worship 57 (1983): 14-25. (added 24\/6\/20)<\/p>\n

Rivers, Clarence Joseph. \u201cFreeing the Spirit: Very Personal Reflections on One Man’s Search for the Spirit in Worship\u201d U.S. Catholic Historian<\/em> 19, No. 2 (2001): 95-143. www.jstor.org\/stable\/25154770<\/a>. (added 22\/6\/20)<\/p>\n

Rivers, Clarence Joseph. “Thank God We Ain’t What We Was: The State of the Liturgy in the Black Catholic Community.”\u00a0U.S. Catholic Historian<\/em>\u00a05, no. 1 (1986): 81-89. www.jstor.org\/stable\/25153745<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Whitt, D. Reginald. \u201cVarietates Legitimae<\/em> and an African-American Liturgical Tradition.\u201d Worship<\/em> 71 (1997): 504-537.<\/p>\n

A series of debates in Plenty Good Room. <\/em>(added 6\/24\/20)
\nCyprian Lamar Rowe, \u201cA Tale of War, A Tale of Woe,\u201d Plenty Good Room<\/em> 2 (Sept-Oct 1994): 10-13; J.-Glenn Murray, \u201cGive and Take,\u201d Plenty Good Room<\/em> 2 (Nov-Dec 1994): 6-10; Cyprian Lamar Rowe, \u201cA Tale of War, A Tale of Woe, Continued,\u201d Plenty Good Room<\/em> 4 (Mar-Apr 1995): 9-13; J.-Glenn Murray, \u201cDoing the Rite Thing,\u201d Plenty Good Room<\/em> 4 (May-June 1996): 3-13; Richard McCarron, \u201cResponse to the Tales of War and Woe,\u201d Plenty Good Room 4<\/em> (Sept-Oct 1996): 3-10; Cyprian Lamar Rowe, \u201cHow Long, O Lord, How Long?\u201d Plenty Good Room<\/em> 5 (Jul-Aug 1997): 3-11; Richard McCarron, \u201cResponse to Cyprian Lamar Rowe\u2019s \u2018How Long O Lord?\u2019 Plenty Good Room<\/em> 5 (Jul-Aug 1997): 12; J.-Glenn Murray, \u201cResponse to Cyprian Lamar Rowe\u2019s \u2018How Long O Lord?\u2019\u201d Plenty Good Room<\/em> 5 (Jul-Aug 1997): 12-13; Joseph Brown, \u201cTo Sit at the Welcome Table,\u201d Plenty Good Room<\/em> 5 (Nov-Dec 1997): 9-15; Scott Haldemann, \u201cForging a New Self,\u201d Plenty Good Room<\/em> 5 (Mar-Apr 1998): 2-5.<\/p>\n

Church Documents<\/strong><\/p>\n

Black Bishops of the United States.\u00a0 \u2018What We Have Seen and Heard\u2019: A Pastoral Letter<\/a>\u00a0on Evangelization from the Black Bishops of the United States<\/a>.\u00a0 Cincinnati, OH: St.\u00a0 Anthony Messenger Press. 1984.<\/p>\n

Black Liturgy Subcommittee, NCCB. In Spirit and Truth: Black Catholic Reflections on the Order of Mass. <\/em><\/a>Washington D.C.: United States Catholic Conference, 1987.<\/p>\n

National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Plenty Good Room: The Spirit and Truth of African American Catholic Worship<\/a>. <\/em>Washington, D.C.: United States Catholic Conference, 1991.
\nSee also<\/em><\/strong>:<\/strong> Gregory, Wilton D. \u201cOverview of Plenty of Good Room: The Spirit and Truth of African American Catholic Worship\u201d in The Liturgy Documents, Volume Four. <\/em>264-268. Chicago: Liturgical Training Publications, 2013.<\/p>\n

Book chapters<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bowman, Thea. \u201cThe Gift of African American Sacred Song<\/a>\u201d in Lead Me, Guide Me: The African American Catholic Hymnal<\/i>. Chicago: GIA Publications, 1987.<\/p>\n

Eugene, Toinette M. \u201cBetween \u2018Lord Have Mercy!\u2019 and \u2018Thank You, Jesus!\u2019:Liturgical Renewal and African American Catholic Assemblies.\u201d In Taking Down Our Harps: Black Catholics in the United States<\/em>, 163\u2013175. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 1998.<\/p>\n

Glenn V. Jeanmarie, \u201cBlack Catholic Worship Celebrating Roots and Wings,\u201d in Theology: A Portrait in Black.<\/em> 75-90. Washington D.C.: National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus, 1980. (added 6\/24\/20)<\/p>\n

Harris, Kim R. \u201cCreating and Reclaiming Our Welcome: Listening Back and Ahead to the Sound of Our Prayer.\u201d In Fully Conscious, Fully Active: Essays in Honor of Gabe Huck<\/em>, ed. Bryan Cones and Stephen Burns, 53-66. Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications, 2019.<\/p>\n

Holmes, Barbara A. “Come Ye Disconsolate: Contemplation in Black Church Congregational Life.” In\u00a0Joy Unspeakable: Contemplative Practices of the Black Church (2nd Edition)<\/em>, 67-92. Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2017.<\/p>\n

Johnson, Kevin P. \u201cAfrican American Scared Music in Catholic Worship: Core of African American Survival in America.\u201d<\/em> In Uncommon Faithfulness: The Black Catholic Experience, ed. M. Shawn Copeland, LaReine-Marie Mosely, S.N.D., and Albert J. Raboteau. 181-194. New York: Orbis Books, 2009.<\/p>\n

Pratt, Tia Noelle.\u00a0 2019.\u00a0\u201cBlack Catholics\u2019 Identity Work\u201d, in PP 132-152 in\u00a0AmericanParishes:\u00a0 Remaking Local Catholicism<\/em>, eds. Gary Adler, Tricia C. Bruce, and Brian Starks.\u00a0 New York, NY:\u00a0 Fordham University Press. https:\/\/muse.jhu.edu\/chapter\/2325129\/pdf<\/a>
\n[Available online for FREE during the pandemic]<\/strong><\/p>\n

Spencer, Jon Michael. \u201cThe Roman Catholic Church\u201d in\u00a0Black Hymnody: a Hymnological History of the African-American Church<\/em>. 1st ed.,182-199. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1992.<\/p>\n

Monographs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bellow, Kathleen Dorsey. \u201cThe African American Catholic Assembly Towards \u2018full, Conscious, and Active\u2019 Participation in Liturgical Celebration and Black Life.\u201d D.Min. Thesis. Catholic Theological Union at Chicago, 2004.<\/p>\n

Brown, Joseph A., and Fernand Cheri.\u00a0Sweet, Sweet Spirit: Prayer Services from the Black Catholic Church<\/em>. Cincinnati, OH: St. Anthony Messenger Press, 2006. (added 22\/6\/20)<\/p>\n

Hayes, Diana L. 2012.\u00a0Forged in the Fiery Furnace: African American Spirituality.<\/em> Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2012.<\/p>\n

McGann, Mary E., Lumas, Eva Marie, and Harbor, Ronald D.\u00a0Let It Shine!: the Emergence of African American Catholic Worship<\/em>. Ashland, Ohio: Fordham University Press, 2008.<\/p>\n

Moore, Cecilia Annette., White, C. Vanessa, and Marshall, Paul M.\u00a0Songs of Our Hearts, Meditations of Our Souls: Prayers for Black Catholics<\/em>. Cincinnati, Ohio: St. Anthony Messenger Press, 2006.<\/p>\n

National Office for Black Catholics and the Liturgical Conference, This Far by Faith: American Black Worship and Its African Roots. <\/em>Washington D.C.: The Liturgical Conference, 1977. (added 24\/6\/20)<\/p>\n

Rivers, Clarence Joseph. Soulfull worship<\/em>. Washington D.C.: National Office for Black Catholics, 1974. (added 22\/6\/20)<\/p>\n

Rivers, Clarence Joseph. The Spirit in Worship<\/i>. Cincinnati: Rivers, 1979. (added 22\/6\/20)<\/p>\n

GIA Publications. Lead Me, Guide Me: The African American Catholic Hymnal<\/em>. Chicago: GIA Publications, 1987. [See introductory essays.]<\/p>\n

Public Scholarship<\/strong><\/p>\n

Brown, Grayson Warren, “Shaken up so we can pour ourselves out<\/a>.” National Catholic Reporter, August 2010. (added 6\/24\/20)<\/p>\n

Brown, Joseph A. “Come by Here<\/a>” The Sankofa Muse, 2013. (added 22\/6\/20)<\/p>\n

Pratt, Tia Noelle.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cAuthentically Black, Truly Catholic:\u00a0 Liturgy & Identity in African-American Parish Life”<\/a>\u00a0<\/a> Commonweal<\/em>, April 2020.<\/p>\n

Pratt, Tia Noelle. “Racism and the Liturgy: Q&A with a Sociologist.”<\/a> Pray Tell Blog, November 2018.<\/p>\n

Harris, Kim R. “Black Lives Matter in the Worshiping Church.<\/a>” National Catholic Reporter, July 10, 2020. (added 8\/15\/2020)<\/p>\n

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