These sample search terms can be used for inspiration in picking a topic, or for brainstorming possible terms to search for in databases or the library catalog. It's important to think about synonyms when searching. Use these as a jumping off point.
Selected Search Terms
African American Religion and Theology
African American Baptists
African American Churches—History
African American clergy
African American Episcopalians
African American Evangelists
African American intellectuals
African American leadership
African American messianism
African American Muslims
African American Pentecostals
African American philosophy
African American preaching
African American public worship
African American social workers—religious life
African American women civil rights workers—religious life—history—20th century
African American women clergy
African Americans—civil rights
African Americans—ethnic identity
African Americans—intellectual life
African Americans—religion
African Americans—religion—sermons
African Union Methodist Protestant Church (U.S.)
Afrocentrism—religious aspects—Christianity
Bellah, Robert Neely
Bible—black interpretations
Black English—religious aspects
Black Hebrews
Black Muslims
Black nationalism—religious aspects
Black Panther party
Black theology
Black theology—history
Blacks in the bible
Blacks—America—religion
Christianity and other religions—Islam
Christianity and politics
Church and social problems
Civil religion—United States
Civil rights—religious aspects—Christianity—History—20th century
Civil rights—religious aspects—Islam—history—20th century
Du Boise, W.E.B.—religion
Ethnicity—religious aspects
Farrakhan, Louis
Grant, Jacqueline
Islam—relations—Christianity
Islam—United States
Jackson, Jesse
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968—views on religion
