Remarks Spark Questions About 'Black Church'
Fiery comments by Barack Obama's former pastor, Jeremiah Wright, have thrust the black church into the national spotlight in recent weeks. But what exactly is "the black church" and is it as monolithic as it's being described?
Linda Thomas, a professor of theology and anthropology at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, talks with Andrea Seabrook.
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