The Black Church: Relevant or Irrelevant in the 21st Century?

Davis's latest book, emerges from his great love, admiration, and deep concern for the future of the black community and the black church. He notes that a relevant church struggles to correct oppression, not maintain it, while an irrelevant church sees the self-destructive behavior, oppression, and powerlessness of the oppressed but refuses to take the necessary steps to eradicate it. Ultimately, Davis concludes that churches--both black and white--must come together to be the Word of God to the poor, the oppressed, the marginalized.