Leisure and Fellowship in the Life of the Black Church

Leisure and Fellowship in the Life of the Black Church explores why leisure and fellowship incongregational life of African American churches matters. The book provides a biblicaland theological foundation for the concepts of work, rest, Sabbath, play, leisure andfellowship. Moreover, the book explores how religious tradition and doctrine shape andconstrains our attitudes and behaviors about leisure, fellowship and living abundantly.Several churches are lifted as exemplars based on the way that they embrace leisureand fellowship within their respective congregations. In the closing chapters, the bookexamines what leisure and fellowship might be like in Heaven and how we engage Christand each other in congregations.