The Irresistible Urge to Preach: A Collection of African American Call Stories
- ISBN-10
- 0977056805
- ISBN-13
- 9780977056804
- Category
- African American clergy
- Pages
- 409
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-07-01
- Author
- William H. Myers
Description
This volume of eighty-six stories was collected in tape-recorded interviews over a six-year period from 1985 to 1991.
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