| Women of Color Pray: Voices of Strength, Faith, Healing, Hope and Courage Contributor(s): Jackson, Christal M. (Editor), Acosta, Teresa Palomo (Contribution by), Adams, Yolanda (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1594730776 ISBN-13: 9781594730771 Publisher: Skylight Paths Publishing OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2005 Annotation: This collection of prayers will take readers on an enchanting journey into the spiritual walk of women of color from China, Brazil, Africa, North America, and elsewhere around the world. Through these prayers, poetry, lyrics, meditations, and affirmations, the reader will share in the strong and undeniable connection women of color share with God. Evoking intrigue, sadness, holiness, and jubilation, readers become acquainted with the beauty of existence and the complexity of the experiences of women of color. Women of Color Pray will challenge readers? preconceived ideas about prayer. It will inspire them to explore new ways of prayerful expression and new possibilities for their own spiritual journey. This is a book to treasure and share. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Spirituality - Religion | Prayer |
| Dewey: 204.308 |
| LCCN: 2005006157 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.12" W x 7.34" (0.45 lbs) 200 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A celebration of the voices of women of color in prayer Women of color pray and have prayed out of necessity for survival, out of love for the Divine and because we believe in the power of prayer. Prayer has been the prevailing force behind the education of our children, protection and courage for our men, hope for our daughters and the balm that heals sorrows. Prayers by women around the world--from China and Japan, to Syria and Ghana--to African American, Asian American, Native American and Hispanic women in the United States including: Teresa Palomo Acosta - Yolanda Adams - Rabi'a Al-Adawiyya - Paula Gunn Allen - Savitri Bess - Mary McLeod Bethune - Irene I. Blea - Sandra Cisneros - Marian Wright Edelman - Rachelle Ferrell - Monique Greenwood - Joy Harjo - Linda Hogan - Patricia Locke - Janice Mirikitani - Toni Morrison - Naomi Quinonez - Della Reese - Cathy Song - Susan L. Taylor - Sojourner Truth - Harriet Tubman - Iyanla Vanzant - Phillis Wheatley - CeCe Winans - Empress Yamatohime ... and many others This beautiful collection of prayers will take you on a journey into the spiritual walk of women of color around the world--including Asia, the Middle East and Africa--as well as Native American, African American, Asian American and Hispanic women in the United States. Through these prayers, poetry, lyrics, meditations and affirmations, you will share in the strong and undeniable connection that women of color share with God. As you delve into the words of unwavering faith, perseverance, resistance, celebration and communion with God and family that fill each page, you will find your ideas about prayer challenged and your own prayer life inspired and renewed. |
Contributor Bio(s): Jackson, Christal M.: - Christal M. Jackson was named one of "Thirty Leaders of the Future" by Ebony magazine in 1999. She is the founder of Sisters with Wings, a nonprofit organization serving women and children; a former intern with the Children's Defense Fund; and a member of Windsor Village United Methodist Church. She graduated from Duke University with a master's degree in theological studies and lives in Houston, Texas. |