| This Is My Story: Testimonies and Sermons of Black Women in Ministry Contributor(s): Larue, Cleophus J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0664227767 ISBN-13: 9780664227760 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $25.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2005 Annotation: Even though every conceivable roadblock has been placed in their paths, historically and to the present day, black women continue to heed the call of God and come forth from the midst of the people who have provided nurture and sustenance for their spiritual formation. In this book, thirteen successful African American women clergy tell the inspirational and at times heartbreaking stories about their calls and ministerial journeys. Each one also includes a sermon of particular importance to her. Contributors: Cokiesha Lashon Bailey, Cecilia E. Greene Barr, Deborah K. Blanks, Alyson Diane Browne, Delores Carpenter, Odessa Coder, Claudette Anderson Copeland, LaVerne M. Gill, Alison P. Gise Johnson, Cynthia L. Hale, Carla Jones, Cheryl A. Kirk-Duggan, and Charlotte McSwine-Harris. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Sermons - Christian - Religion | Christian Living - Women's Interests - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2004057247 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.26" W x 9.18" (0.71 lbs) 216 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Mainline - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Religious Orientation - Christian - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: African American women continue to confess their call to ministry even when they know such a confession may cause them to face criticism and even ostracism from many of the same men and women who nurtured them in the faith. In This Is My Story, thirteen successful African American women clergy tell the powerful, inspirational, and sometimes heartbreaking stories of their calls and ministerial journeys, which they experienced in the midst of anguish, uncertainty, and in many cases unfriendly leadership environments. Each of the women includes a sermon of particular importance to her. |
Contributor Bio(s): Larue, Cleophus J.: - Cleophus J. LaRue is Francis Landey Patton Associate Professor of Homiletics at Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey. He is the author of The Heart of Black Preaching and the editor of Power in the Pulpit: How America's Most Effective Black Preachers Prepare Their Sermons, both available from WJK. |
