<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This volume's contributors--dynamic and progressive African-American church leaders--advocate the prophetic powers of black theology, preaching, and evangelism in support of community and economic development, ministerial and lay leadership, and enhancement of church life.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>This volume's contributors - dynamic and progressive African American church leaders - advocate theprophetic powers of black theology, preaching, and evangelismin support of community and economic development, ministerial and lay leadership, and enhancement of churchlife.</p><p>Among the writers are Charles G. Adams, Randall C. Bailey, James H. Cone, James A. Forbes, Jacquelyn Grant, OberyHendricks, Asa G. Hilliard, Dwight N. Hopkins, CecilMurray, and Gayraud Wilmore. All were presentersin 2004 at the first Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference, established to reinvigorate the social justice agenda of America's black churches.