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The Role of the Black Church in Addressing Collateral Damage from the U.S Antioch University AURA - Antioch University Repository and Archive Student & Alumni Scholarship, including Dissertations & Theses Dissertations & Theses 2019 The Role of the Black Church in Addressing Collateral Damage From the U.S. War on Drugs Donald L. Perryman Antioch University - PhD Program in Leadership and Change Follow this and additional works at: https://aura.antioch.edu/etds Part of the African American Studies Commons, Leadership Studies Commons, Organizational Behavior and Theory Commons, Practical Theology Commons, and the Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion Commons Recommended Citation Perryman, Donald L., "The Role of the Black Church in Addressing Collateral Damage From the U.S. War on Drugs" (2019). Dissertations & Theses. 483. https://aura.antioch.edu/etds/483 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Student & Alumni Scholarship, including Dissertations & Theses at AURA - Antioch University Repository and Archive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations & Theses by an authorized administrator of AURA - Antioch University Repository and Archive. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. i i The Role of the Black Church in Addressing Collateral Damage From the U.S. War on Drugs Donald L. Perryman ORCID Scholar ID # 0000-0002-1630-5373 A Dissertation Submitted to the PhD in Leadership and Change Program of Antioch University in partial fulfillment for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy June 2019 ii ii This dissertation has been approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of PhD in Leadership and Change, Graduate School of Leadership and Change, Antioch University. Dissertation Committee • Laura Morgan Roberts, PhD, Committee Chair • Philomena Essed , PhD, Committee Member • R. DreW Smith, PhD, Committee Member • Harold Dean Trulear, PhD, Committee Member iii iii Copyright 2018 Donald L. Perryman All Rights Reserved i i Acknowledgments I would first like to thank my fellow laborers in the gospel across the country who toil faithfully at the intersection of Poverty and Pain attempting to rebuild communities and transform the socio-economic rubble left in the wake of the U.S. War on Drugs into hope. I have tried my best to pass along your insights and experiences and without your willingness to share your stories this research would never have been possible. I would also like to express my debt to my Chair, Laura Morgan Roberts, PhD. Without your gentle but firm leadership, encouraging feedback and unwavering faith in me I could never have survived this arduous academic journey. I also thank my committee members, Philomena Essed, PhD, Harold Dean Trulear, PhD, and R. Drew Smith, PhD for your unrivaled expertise and gracious support during this entire process. I offer Total Praise to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who provided me with special people who have always showed up at every critical juncture in my life, none more exceptional and significant as my daughters, Tracee Perryman, PhD—my rock and challenger, and Staci Perryman-Clark, PhD—who taught me to keep my eye on the prize. Finally, I am deeply grateful for my extraordinary companion, love of my life and best friend Willetta Perryman. Your godly patience and willingness to share this burden was essential. Thank you. i ii ii Dedication My life, this research in particular, has been surrounded by such a “great memorable cloud of witnesses,” (Hebrews 12:1 New International Version) namely the presence and spirit of many ancestors who went before me and now sleep. This work is dedicated to all those uncommon cultural giants that helped to lay the foundation to make my dreams possible because you first saw something and then believed in me: Mrs. Ethel Matten-Shoto, Mr. Emory Leverette, Herman Zielinski, Marion Stovall Scott, Rev. L. F. Perryman and Olevia “Mama Lee” Perryman, Woodie Loveless and Malinda Hamer. Finally, to my marvelous parents, John Cephas Perryman and Mary Perryman-Johnson, who made me see the stars and encouraged me to reach for them. I will always love you and never forget your sacrificial love. ii iii iii Abstract This research is a qualitative examination of African American pastors from urban communities who address the needs of congregants and/or local communities affected directly, or indirectly by mass incarceration. The Black Church, because of its unique sociocultural location and historic role as resource for Black social and economic problems, must help supply the answers to the devastating collateral damage of mass incarceration that primarily affect children and families. The study sets out to understand urban pastors’ perceptions of the role of the Church in the post mass incarceration era. Specifically, the study examines the unique contributions of the African American religious experience via strategies, practices and experiences of urban pastors that directly and indirectly address the harms and collateral damage of mass incarceration on individuals, children, families and communities of color. This dissertation is available in open access at AURA: Antioch University Repository and Archive, http://aura.antioch.edu/ and Ohiolink ETD Center, https://etd.ohiolink.edu/ Keywords: Black Church, Ethical Leadership, Mass Incarceration, Servant Leadership War on Drugs iii iv iv Table of Contents Acknowledgments ......................................................................................................................... i Abstract ....................................................................................................................................... iii List of Tables .............................................................................................................................. vi List of Figures ............................................................................................................................ vii Chapter I: Introduction ................................................................................................................. 1 Statement of the Problem ....................................................................................................... 2 The New Integration .............................................................................................................. 9 Significance of the Study ..................................................................................................... 11 Research Questions .............................................................................................................. 12 Positionality ......................................................................................................................... 13 Conclusion ........................................................................................................................... 15 Summary of Chapters to Follow .......................................................................................... 17 Limitations and Delimitations .............................................................................................. 18 Chapter II: Literature RevieW .................................................................................................... 19 Black Church Studies ........................................................................................................... 20 Foundational Aspects of Black Church Studies ................................................................... 20 A History of Black Church Sociopolitical Response ............................................................. 27 The Post-Civil Rights Black Church: Programming Impact and Effectiveness .................. 38 Black Church Leadership in Its Millennial Context ............................................................. 41 Linking Black Church Practice in Context with Leadership Theory ................................... 42 Ethical Leadership ................................................................................................................ 48 Other Models Missing From or Seldom Included in Traditional Leadership Theories ........ 62 Conclusion ........................................................................................................................... 70 Chapter III: Methods ................................................................................................................. 74 Chapter OvervieW ................................................................................................................ 74 A Qualitative Research Design ............................................................................................ 74 Research Questions .............................................................................................................. 75 Information Utilized to Conduct the Study .......................................................................... 76 Strategy, Genre, and Rationale ............................................................................................ 77 Researcher’s Role ................................................................................................................ 82 Data Collection, Management, and Analysis ....................................................................... 83 Ethical Considerations ......................................................................................................... 84 Chapter IV: Findings .................................................................................................................
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