Rooted in the rich tradition of African-American spirituals. Gospel music has evolved over time. The genre's earliest beginnings are found in the music sung, and passed down, by enslaved people in ...

Three guest choirs will perform at the 33 rd African American Gospel Music Festival on Sunday, Nov. 4, at SUNY Cortland. The festival begins at 4 p.m. in Old Main Brown Auditorium. The event is open ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Scattered in crates, dirty and difficult to read, the gospel music of composer Charles Henry Pace sat packed away, unorganized — and unrealized — for more than 20 years. Frances Pace ...

David Platt, who addressed the American dream in his 2010 bestseller Radical, is drawing on experiences as senior pastor of the multi-site McLean Bible Church near Washington, D.C. to examine the ...

These are just some of the Black gospel artists shaping the genre with powerful voices and unwavering faith, from legends to rising stars. For generations, gospel music has been a vital source of ...

Americans are an enterprising people, and we start churches like we start businesses. (It is not always possible to tell the two apart.) There are more than twice as many distinct religious ...

American fundamentalism and the social gospel are two distinct religious movements. Both began in the early part of the 20th century. Both sprang from Christianity's attempt to deal with modern ...

With a microphone in her right hand and a tissue in her left hand, Jennifer Selvy sang "Lord, I'm dying to live," wiping away the tears from her cheek. The Selvy Sisters of Earle, Ark., have been ...

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On Oct. 8, 2007, several hundred mourners filled New York City’s Marble Collegiate Church at Fifth Avenue and 29th Street to attend the funeral of Jim Michaels, the great Forbes magazine editor from ...