Then We'll Sing a New Songis a fascinating examination of how African religions have shaped belief and practices in America. Not just the story of the development of African American religions or the black church, this book tells the often-unrecognized, but important story of how African religions have shaped religion in America more broadly.

Mary Ann Clark introduces readers to the cultures of three African kingdoms that contributed significant numbers of their population to the African slave trade, and also profoundly shaped religion in Americathe Kingdom of Kongo, the Oyo Empire, and the Kingdom of Dahomey. Each of these groups has a unique history within the long history of the Atlantic slave trade and interacts with the Americas at a specific point in history. Clark shows how each may have had an influence on contemporary American beliefs and culture, sometimes in surprising ways. The book features a glossary, timeline, and maps.

Mary Ann Clark is the author of several books, includingSantería: Correcting the Myths and Uncovering the Realities of a Growing Religion, and has been interviewed in publications such as theL.A. Times and theHouston Chronicle. She is an independent scholar, teaches at Yavapai College, and lives in Prescott, Arizona.

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Preface
Chapter 1: A Most Religious Nation
Chapter 2: Jesus is my Bosom Friend:The Development of American Religion
Chapter 3: African Christianity: Kingdom of Kongo
Chapter 4: The Dead Are Not Dead
Chapter 5: Children of Oduduwa: The Oyo Empire
Chapter 6: Then Why Not Every Man?
Chapter 7: Children of the Leopard: Kingdom of Dahomey
Chapter 8: That Voodoo That You Do
Chapter 9: New African Branches
Notes
Glossary
Timeline
Additional Readings
Bibliography