James Tinney (1941 or 1942 – June 12, 1988) was an African-American historian and minister who specialized in African-American history, specifically religious and political movements.[1] He also founded Faith Temple, a Black LGBT congregation in Washington DC.[1]

He received his Ph.D. in 1978 from Howard University, where he would go on to teach before his death.[1]

Tinney founded the first scholarly journal about Black Pentecostalism, Spirit: A Journal of Issues Incident in Black Pentecostalism.[2]

He died in 1988 at the age of 46 from AIDS complications.[1]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "JAMES TINNEY, HOWARD U. PROFESSOR, DIES". June 15, 1988 – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  2. ↑ "James S. Tinney | Profiles | LGBTQ Religious Archives Network". lgbtqreligiousarchives.org.

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