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[German Version] I. Terminology The German word Gottesdienst (“worship,” lit. “service of God”) is attested since the 13th/14th century as a German translation of Latin cultus (Cult/Worship). It came into common use in the 16th century, especially in Luther’s works. Starting with an ethical understanding of the word, Luther himself used it as a technical term for the common celebration of the Word of God, as it evolved from the evangelical reform of the Catholic sacrifice (IV) of the mass. For centuries the term Gottesdienst remained limited to this specific form of worship of …

[German Version] The history of the church in the Caribbean falls into several periods: Spanish Catholic colonial Christianity, beginning in 1492, and Anglican colonial Christianity, beginning in 1620; the period of modern Protestant missions (Herrnhuters, Baptists, Methodists, Congregationalists, and Presbyterians), beginning in 1732; the founding of independent African Christian groups alongside traditional religious groups, primarily from the dawn of emancipation in1833 to the coming of indepen…

1. In the United States 1.1. Introduction Black churches in the United States represent a group of diverse congregations and historic denominations that have been fostered by, and are representative of, American Christians of African descent. African American denominations, like the majority of churches in the United States, are overwhelmingly Protestant, falling into three broad categories of Baptist, Methodist, and Pentecostal. Although African Americans have enduring historic relations within Roman …