TIMELINE OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN RELIGIOUS ACTIVITY DURING THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE 1919-1930's

    The Harlem Renaissance encouraged distinctive thinking patterns and very divergent creativity as related to religious and philosophical ideals. In many cases, the climate of this era invited critique and revisions to existing spiritual and theological assumptions. As a result, neo-orthodox approaches to traditional Christianity became popular. This phenomenon included: mega-type churches; sect/cult apporaches; religious nationalists; and highly emotional storefront churches. The artistic and political musings in Harlem impacted spiritual imagination in many ways. On the following pages is a selected chronographical listing of such religious/spiritual activity during Renaissance era.