The Millennial Experience in the Black Church: A Mixed Methods Study on Communicating Religious and Racial/Ethnic Identity

dc.contributor.advisor	Hopson, Mark C
dc.contributor.author	Thomas, Ashley Christina
dc.creator	Thomas, Ashley Christina
dc.date.accessioned	2018-10-21T19:17:20Z
dc.date.available	2018-10-21T19:17:20Z
dc.date.issued	2017
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1920/11147
dc.description.abstract	Millennials are less affiliated with Christianity compared to older generations (Pew Research Center, 2015). However, historically Black Protestant denominations have experienced an overall stable attendance during recent years, especially in comparison to mainline Protestantism which has experienced the greatest decline in membership among Christian groups (Pew Research Center, 2015). This study explores why Black Millennials in the United States choose to attend predominantly Black congregations.
dc.format.extent	253 pages
dc.language.iso	en
dc.rights	Copyright 2017 Ashley Christina Thomas
dc.subject	Communication	en_US
dc.subject	African American communication	en_US
dc.subject	Black Church	en_US
dc.subject	communication theory	en_US
dc.subject	intercultural communication	en_US
dc.subject	Millennial generation	en_US
dc.subject	phenomenology	en_US
dc.title	The Millennial Experience in the Black Church: A Mixed Methods Study on Communicating Religious and Racial/Ethnic Identity
dc.type	Dissertation
thesis.degree.level	Ph.D.
thesis.degree.discipline	Communication
thesis.degree.grantor	George Mason University