t of African-Americans reflects the overriding argument of the authors with respect to the combination of protest and accommodation in the religious sphere. This approach emphasizes the responsibility of the individual and accepts "the cultural patterns, values, and beliefs of the larger society but attempt to change the means for obtaining the 'good life'" (63).
Despite the differences between this approach and others in terms of rituals and practices, the aim of the thaumaturgical approach is similar to more traditional African-American religions in that all of them aim primarily at altering the social, economic and religions po
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