Old Ship of Zion

"A marvelous groundbreaking study....A delight to read...Highly recommended for...students and scholars of religious studies, cultural anthropology, ethnomusicology, and African American studies."--Choice "Undoubtedly, this is the best book in print on African American worship....It should be required reading....I am confident that all students of African American religion will be greatly indebted to Professor Pitts."--Theology Today "A fascinating and well-written book....Gives great insight into the religious life of Blacks in the South....An excellent example of how to study non-liturgical churches from a human sciences perspective."--Expository Times "A marvelous groundbreaking study....A delight to read...Highly recommended for...students and scholars of religious studies, cultural anthropology, ethnomusicology, and African American studies."--Choice "Undoubtedly, this is the best book in print on African American worship....It should be required reading....I am confident that all students of African American religion will be greatly indebted to Professor Pitts."--Theology Today "A fascinating and well-written book....Gives great insight into the religious life of Blacks in the South....An excellent example of how to study non-liturgical churches from a human sciences perspective."--Expository Times "Pitts' major contribution to the field of African-American religion is his ability to give the reader a clearer understanding of the Afro-Baptist rituals."--Journal of American Ethnic History "Walter Pitts has written a remarkable study that blazes a trail in the area of black religion.... this book reveals extraordinary depth of knowledge and an astonishing ablility to draw forth new insights into the traditional elements of African religion both at home and in the diaspora."--The Journal of American History