{"title":"African American History Month - Black Lives Matter","description":"\u003cbr\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"black-theology-volume-1","title":"Black Theology: A Documentary History: 1966-1979","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"ppd.ppd-center.35\" data-csa-c-cs-type=\"DYNAMIC\" data-csa-c-id=\"7s3y2s-ukvqt5-bwn2a6-89zb8x\" data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"140\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eBLACK THEOLOGY: A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eVolume I: 1966-1979\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eJames H. Cone and Gayraud S. Wilmore, editors\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\"Black theology comes of age in this work.\" —C. Eric Lincoln\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1979, this is the classic sourcebook for the emergence of Black theology in the United States. Born out of the Civil Rights Movement and the emerging demand for Black Power, Black theology relates the Gospel to the African-American experience of oppression and the struggle for liberation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume, based on the original, has been substantially streamlined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew introductions, many additional essays and documents, and a revised bibliography have been added. As the editors write, \"We believe that the content of these two volumes will help pastors and lay people, students and teachers, to catch the spirit of the [Black theology] movement and, if God so wills, take it into the twenty-first century with courage and hope.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart I\u003c\/strong\u003e: Black Power and Black Theology \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart II\u003c\/strong\u003e: Foundational Voices Before 1980\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart III\u003c\/strong\u003e: Black Theology and the Bible Part IV: Black Theology and the Black Church Part V: Black Theology and Black Women\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart VI\u003c\/strong\u003e: Black Theology and Third World Theologies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames H. Cone\u003c\/strong\u003e (1938-2018) was the Bill and Judith Moyers Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology at Union Theological Seminary, NYC. His books include A Black Theology of Liberation, Martin \u0026amp; Malcolm \u0026amp; America, The Spirituals and the Blues, God of the Oppressed, For My People, My Soul Looks Back, The Cross and the Lynching Tree (Winner of the Grawemeyer Award in Religion), and Said I Wasn't Gonna Tell Nobody: The Making of a Black Theologian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGayraud S. Wilmore\u003c\/strong\u003e (1921-2020) was dean of the MDiv Program and professor of Afro-American Studies, New York Theological Seminary, and taught at United Theological Seminary, Dayton, OH, as well as the interdenominational Theological Center, Atlanta, GA. 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From his dramatic conversion in 1970 to his death in 2008, Bediako was the primary architect of and inspiration for theological work that grappled with the realities of African culture.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e—Bruce Barron, Christianity Today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(46, 97, 131);\"\u003e\"Lucidly written.\"\u003cem\u003e--Religious Studies Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristianity’s center of gravity has shifted in the modern world from the continents of the North to the global South, with Africa playing a significant role in the resurgence of the faith. Here, Kwame Bediako is the first to examine this global transformation from an African perspective, offering a unique and compelling survey of the new role African Christianity is playing today. He examines the intellectual legacy of Edward Wilmot Blyden, the “Black Spokesman” who questioned the suitability of Western Christianity to Africa; discusses the Afrikania Moment of the twentieth century; explores the prospects of the modern African experience in the future shape of Christian theological discourse and in Christianity’s continuing social and cultural impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKwame Bediako\u003c\/strong\u003e (1945-2008), a native of Ghana, was trained as a patrologist and historian. He served as rector of the Akrofi-Christaller Institute for Theology, Mission and Culture in Akropong, Ghana, and was a pioneer in the exploration and advancement of African Christianity. 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Mercy Amba Oduyoye illustrates how myths, proverbs, and folk tales (called \"folktalk\") operate in the socialization of young women, working to preserve the norms of the community. Daughters of Anowa reveals how global patriarchy manifests itself in these social structures, in both patrilineal and matrilineal communities. Organized as a narrative in three cycles, Daughters of Anowa demonstrates how folktalk alienates women from power, discourages individuality and encourages conformity. It also considers the possibilities for the future. Oduyoye posits that change will come about only when the daughters of Anowa (the mythic representative of Africa itself) confront the realities of culture and religion in perpetuating patriarchal oppression and work to realize the goal of a new woman in a new Africa.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-extend-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMercy Amba Oduyoye\u003c\/strong\u003e has served as deputy general secretary of the World Council of Churches, Geneva.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-extend-content a-expander-content-expanded\" aria-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23982448902208,"sku":"978-0-88344-999-8","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Daughters-of-Anowa.jpg?v=1747248014"},{"product_id":"faces-of-jesus-in-africa","title":"Faces of Jesus in Africa","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-id=\"ou4w1k-n938in-efzx4z-tl63ty\" data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"140\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheological and missions worlds have long known the need to radically reinterpret christology for cultural realms not formed by Israelite and Western religious and cultural traditions. 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The essays highlight the difficulties black Catholics faced in their early attempts to join churches and enter religious communities, their participation in the civil rights struggle, and the challenges they face today as they seek full inclusion in the church, whether in terms of liturgical practice or pastoral ministry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe five parts--history, theology, ethics, pastoral ministry, and pan-African concerns--include essays by Albert J. Raboteau, Diane Batts Morrow, Cyprian Davis, Cecilia A. Moore, Katrina M. Sanders, LaReine-Marie Moseley, Jamie T. Phelps, Diana L. Hayes, Bryan N. Massingale, Wilton D. Gregory, Kevin P. Johnson, Paulinus I. Odozor, Clarence Williams, and M. Shawn Copeland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eM. 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Raboteau\u003c\/b\u003e is the Henry Putnam Professor of Religion at Princeton University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480_97069250-39fa-430d-bfc2-059faf5f3344_480x480.webp?v=1660153812\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/religionunplugged.com\/news\/2022\/2\/10\/black-history-month-5-books-about-catholicism-to-read-in-february\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/5_Books_About_African_American_Catholics_To_Read_During_Black_History_Month_480x480.png?v=1661267905\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23985674420288,"sku":"978-1-57075-819-5","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/51FgtyqOpxL._SX322_BO1_204_203_200.jpg?v=1747248430"},{"product_id":"hope-and-history","title":"Hope and History","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3c80ca;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\"In a time when relations between blacks and whites seem at best a minuet in a minefield, Vincent Harding's book Hope and History passionately reminds us that our heritage of racial agony also provided this country's greatest gift to democracy: the post-World War II African-American freedom movement. Mr. Harding's collection of essays about the meaning of that movement -- a sweep encompassing, to his mind, the 1955-56 Montgomery bus boycott, the evolution of black studies and grass-roots black politics -- is a charge to the teachers of America to reconstruct its goals, methods and soul for the latest heirs of our racial malaise.\"---\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eDiane McWhorter, The New York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3c80ca;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\"Each of Harding's essays overflows with parental warmth and quiet optimism, while acknowledging that the struggle for freedom and democracy in the United States and the rest of the world is far from over. Harding is a big-hearted man with great faith in humanity. Hope and History is his own modest, thoughtful charge to his sisters and brothers of all races to carry on the movement.\"\u003cstrong\u003e--- \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eLincoln Alpern, Friends Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3c80ca;\"\u003e\"In a time when relations between blacks and whites seem at best a minuet in a minefield, Vincent Harding's book \"Hope and History\" passionately reminds us that our heritage of racial agony also provided this country's greatest gift to democracy: the post-World War II African-American freedom movement. Mr. Harding's collection of essays about the meaning of that movement -- a sweep encompassing, to his mind, the 1955-56 Montgomery bus boycott, the evolution of black studies and grass-roots black politics -- is a charge to the teachers of America to reconstruct its goals, methods and soul for the latest heirs of our racial malaise.\"---\u003cstrong\u003eDiane McWhorter, The New York Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHope and History\u003c\/em\u003e is an eloquent, informed, and impassioned call to remember and to share the story of \"the civil rights movement\" in America's twentieth century. Drawing upon his extensive experience as a participant-historian, Harding focuses on the profound significance of the freedom struggle for our lives as citizens today. In this new edition, he reflects on the election of President Barack Obama, drawing connections between his accomplishment and the broad history that lay behind it. That great struggle for freedom and transformation emerges as a continuing human movement whose liberating lessons are available to all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVincent Harding\u003c\/strong\u003e (1931-2014) was emeritus Professor of Religion and Social Transformation at the Iliff School of Theology, Denver, CO where he also chaired the Veterans of Hope Project. He served as the first director of the Martin Luther King Memorial Center in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Harding also served as senior advisor to the acclaimed PBS television series, \"Eyes on the Prize.\" His other books include \u003cem\u003eMartin Luther King: The Inconvenient Hero\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31341703069738,"sku":"978-1-57075-857-7","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Hope_and_History.jpg?v=1747248450"},{"product_id":"racial-justice-and-the-catholic-church","title":"Racial Justice and the Catholic Church","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3065a4;\"\u003e\"Lamenting that he sometimes feels like a motherless child... a long ways from home in his own church, Massingale, a black priest and moral theologian, levels a strong indictment of the Catholic response to racial injustice in this review and analysis. After answering the question What is racism? at some length, Massingale delves into Catholic history on the issue, taking apart three documents on racial justice from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in 1958, 1968, and 1979. Although he says the last two improved on the first, which offered nothing in the way of recommendations for action, none was marked by the depth of social analysis found in many of the bishops' other social justice documents. To improve Catholic engagement in racial justice, Massingale proposes using such resources of the tradition as the practice of lament, compassion, solidarity, conversion, baptism, and Eucharist. The author's moving personal reflections add a human face to his message, which readers who have a heart for social justice will no doubt find to be prophetic. \"\u003cstrong\u003e--Publishers Weekly \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3065a4;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"78\" width=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_7_16ad1c18-aa53-4633-89ad-99620643145c.png?v=1714578006\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConfronting racism is difficult but essential work if we are to heal the brokenness in our society and our church. In the author's words, \"We all are wounded by the sin of racism... How can we struggle together against an evil that harms us all?\" \u003cem\u003eRacial Justice and the Catholic Church\u003c\/em\u003e examines the presence of racism in America from its early history through the Civil Rights Movement and the election of Barack Obama. It also explores how Catholic social teaching has been used--and not used--to promote reconciliation and justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMassingale writes from an abiding conviction that the Catholic faith and the black experience make essential contributions in the continuing struggle against racial injustice that is the work of all people. His book is essential reading for all those concerned with justice and healing in our world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;\"\u003eBryan N. Massingale \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis professor of theological and social ethics at Fordham University in New York. He previously taught at \u003cspan style=\"background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"\u003eMarquette University, where in 2009 he received that institution’s highest award for excellence in teaching.\u003c\/span\u003e A consultant to many faith-based justice organizations, he served as president of the Catholic Theological Society of America and convener of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"toc\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Massingale_Racial_Justice_and_the_Church_TOC.pdf?v=1648577708\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"toc\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Massingale_Racial_Justice_and_the_Church_TOC.pdf?v=1648577708\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"preface\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Massingale_Racial_Justice_and_the_Church_Preface.pdf?v=1648577708\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Book Preface\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"chapter 1\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Massingale_Racial_Justice_and_the_Church_Chapter.pdf?v=1648577708\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For Chapter 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ignatiansolidarity.net\/blog\/2024\/09\/16\/a-conversation-with-fr-massingale\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Video_A_Conversation_With_Fr._Bryan_Massingale_IFTJ_2024_Keynote_Speaker_3.png?v=1726579776\" width=\"502\" height=\"287\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23985916280896,"sku":"978-1-57075-776-1","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/51qM2XxuE4L.jpg?v=1747248464"},{"product_id":"the-universe-bends-toward-justice","title":"The Universe Bends Toward Justice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #449dda;\"\u003e\"Who but Obery Hendricks would dare to read the parable of 'vines and branches' in the Fourth Gospel through the lens of Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath? Such a connect is characteristic of the way in which Obery articulates the racial and class inequities pervasive in our society and, with the same intensity, occupy the biblical text. He has written a provocative and persuasive primer on how to read the Bible faithfully and knowingly upstream against the religious pabulum that endlessly seduces us.\" --\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWalter Brueggemann\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eColumbia Theological Seminary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #449dda;\"\u003e\"Obery Hendricks is one of the last few grand prophetic scholars in these dark and difficult times.  This book exemplifies his courageous and visionary vision.  Don't miss it.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eCornel West, Princeton University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Obery Hendricks has written a tour de force, exposing the American conservative movement for its ability to use Christian rhetoric to hide the most un Christian behavior.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eGov. Howard Dean, former chair, Democratic National Committee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Only a scholar with the intellectual versatility and depth of Obery Hendricks could create this provocative and passionate critique of philosophies, policies, and practices that masquerade as Christian and conservative, but which show no mercy and do great harm to the poor, the elderly, and the very young.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eBarbara D. Savage, Univ. of Penn\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hendricks is unflinching in his criticism of conservative impulses in the church and in the government that prey on the most vulnerable.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eMelissa Harris-Perry, Tulane University; \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMSNBC\u003c\/span\u003e commentator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\"The Universe Bends Toward Justice\u003c\/span\u003e confirms that Obery M. Hendricks, Jr. is one of the greatest intellectuals and most exciting scholars in America today. His range and depth in this book are astonishing.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Eric Dyson, Georgetown University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn these passionate and wide-ranging essays Obery Hendricks offers a challenging engagement with spirituality, economics, politics, contemporary Christianity, and the abuses committed in its name. Among his themes: the gap between the spirituality of the church and the spirituality of Jesus; the ways in which contemporary versions of gospel music \"sensationalize\" todays churches into social and political irrelevance; how the economic principles and policies espoused by the religious right betray the most basic principles of biblical tradition they claim to hold dear; and the domestication of Martin Luther Kings message to foster a political complacency that dishonors Kings sacrifices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHendricks concludes with a stinging rebuke of the religious rights idolatrous \"patriotism\" in a radical manifesto for those who would practice \"the politics of Jesus\" in the public sphere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObery M. Hendricks, Jr.\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of todays most provocative and innovative commentators on the intersection of religion, politics, and social policy. He has been featured on C-SPAN, PBS, NPR, Fox News, and the Bloomberg Network. A former Wall Street investment executive and past president of Payne Theological Seminary (the oldest African American theology school in the U.S.) he is currently professor of biblical interpretation at New York Theological Seminary and visiting scholar in religion and African American studies at Columbia University. A featured writer for Godspolitics.com, his books include \u003cem\u003eThe Politics of Jesus\u003c\/em\u003e (Doubleday, 2007), which \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e called \"\"essential reading for Americans,\"\" and a novel, \u003cem\u003eLiving Water\u003c\/em\u003e (HarperCollins, 2004).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23986171772992,"sku":"978-1-57075-940-6","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/51iJK2O3aOL._SX324_BO1_204_203_200.jpg?v=1747248505"},{"product_id":"forged-in-the-fiery-furnace","title":"Forged in the Fiery Furnace","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #30568b;\"\u003e\"A fine introduction to its topic and provides a broad overview of its development in both Protestant and Catholic traditions.\"-\u003cstrong\u003e-\u003cem\u003eThe Mennonite\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTodays vibrant African American spiritual traditions have their roots in the lives of Africans who arrived as slaves in North America, bringing with them the richness and texture of their cultures and faith. In the words of Dr. Hayes, \"The world view, traditions, stories, musicality, and religious beliefs of their African ancestors were preserved . . . built upon, syncretized with new understandings and ideas, and passed down from generation to generation, mother to son, father to daughter.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn eight chapters, Hayes describes the origins of African American spirituality, developments during slavery, the Civil War and Reconstruction, the periods of Jim Crow and the Civil Rights Movement; the manifestations of this spirituality in music and in the Black churches; the particular contributions of Black women; and the spirituality of key Black leaders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiana L. Hayes\u003c\/strong\u003e, professor emerita of systematic theology at Georgetown University, is a popular lecturer and the author of several books, including \u003cem\u003eTrouble Don't Always Last: Soul Prayers\u003c\/em\u003e (Liturgical, 1995), \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.orbisbooks.com\/were-you-there-stations-of-the-cross.html\" title=\"Were You There\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWere You There? Stations of the Cross\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/a\u003e(Orbis, 1999) and \u003cem\u003eStanding in the Shoes My Mother Made\u003c\/em\u003e (Fortress, 2010). She is also co-editor of \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.orbisbooks.com\/taking-down-our-harps.html\" title=\"Taking Down Our Harps\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTaking Down Our Harps: Black Catholics in the United States\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/a\u003e(Orbis, 1998). She lives in Stone Mountain, Georgia.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23986314903616,"sku":"978-1-57075-472-2","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Forged-in-the-Fiery-Furnace-653x1000.jpg?v=1747248519"},{"product_id":"martin-malcolm-america","title":"Martin \u0026 Malcolm \u0026 America: A Dream or a Nightmare","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3b93c4;\"\u003e\"Cone gives insight in what I've always felt was shared by these two widely opposite-imaged men: that either could so easily have been the other.\"—\u003cstrong\u003eAlex Haley\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3b93c4;\"\u003e\"An immensely valuable, landmark analysis by a scholar uniquely qualified to interpret both King and Malcolm X.\"—\u003cstrong\u003eDavid J. Garrow\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3b93c4;\"\u003e\"White as well as Black Americans are in the debt of James Cone, whose important book will revise and refocus the legacies of King and Malcolm X.\"—\u003cstrong\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3b93c4;\"\u003e\"Martin \u0026amp; Malcolm \u0026amp; America I bequeath to my children and grandchildren as the cornerstone of their spiritual inheritance. This book sums up me and my generation. It is about my life as a Black man and as an American. Thank God it has finally come.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eOssie Davis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis ground–breaking and highly acclaimed work examines the two most influential African-American leaders of the past century. While Martin Luther King, Jr., saw America as \"essentially a dream . . . as yet unfulfilled,\" Malcolm X viewed America as a living nightmare. James Cone cuts through superficial assessments of King and Malcolm as polar opposites to reveal two men whose visions were complementary and moving toward convergence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames H. Cone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1938-2018) was the Bill and Judith Moyers Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology at Union Theological Seminary. His books include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Black Theology of Liberation, Martin \u0026amp; Malcolm \u0026amp; America: A Dream or a Nightmare,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cross and the Lynching Tree,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewinner of the 2018 Grawemeyer Award in Religion. 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According to Cone, understandings of the cross and lynching tree can mutually inform one another and explain how events of trauma and injustice can still inspire hope for the African American community.” --\u003cstrong\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2768c5;\"\u003e\"No one has explored the spiritual world of African Americans with the depth or breadth of Cone. Here he turns his attention to two symbols that dominated not only the spiritual world but also the daily life of African Americans in the twentieth century. In their inextricable tie, he finds both the terror and hope that governed life under violent racism as well as potent symbols of the African American past and present in the United States.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Harvard University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2768c5;\"\u003e\"Once again James Cone demonstrates why he is indispensable as an interpreter of faith, race, and the American experience.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—Bill Moyer\u003c\/strong\u003es\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2768c5;\"\u003e\"James Cone is a world-historical figure in twentieth- century Christian theology. The Cross and the Lynching Tree is a powerful and painful song for hope in our dance with mortality—a song Cone courageously has led for over forty years!\"—\u003cstrong\u003eCornel West\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"ndtgyy-k5mkak-4g2l7q-klc6os\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"140\" data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" aria-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Cross and the Lynching Tree are the two most emotionally charged symbols in the history of the African American community. In this powerful new work, theologian James H. Cone explores these symbols and their interconnection in the history and souls of black folk. Both the cross and the lynching tree represent the worst in human beings and at the same time a thirst for life that refuses to let the worst determine our final meaning. While the lynching tree symbolized white power and black death, the cross symbolizes divine power and black life God overcoming the power of sin and death. For African Americans, the image of Jesus, hung on a tree to die, powerfully grounded their faith that God was with them, even in the suffering of the lynching era.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"5ti4bo-78ze6h-rvl44s-kfgolt\" data-feature-name=\"globalStoreInfoBullets\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"edpIngress_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"asit5i-6htw5t-bgpbda-pxyam2\" data-feature-name=\"edpIngress\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"edpIngress_feature_div\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"edpIngress_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"asit5i-6htw5t-bgpbda-pxyam2\" data-feature-name=\"edpIngress\" class=\"celwidget\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJames H. Cone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1938-2018) was the Bill and Judith Moyers Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology at Union Theological Seminary. His books include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Black Theology of Liberation, Martin \u0026amp; Malcolm \u0026amp; America: A Dream or a Nightmare,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cross and the Lynching Tree,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewinner of the 2018 Grawemeyer Award in Religion. This year he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"4\" valign=\"bottom\" style=\"width: 48.7433%;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23986509283392,"sku":"978-1-62698-005-1","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/TheCrossandtheLynchingTree.jpg?v=1747248548"},{"product_id":"sisters-in-the-wilderness","title":"Sisters in the Wilderness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #31639a;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"A significant contribution ... and a courageous text that calls all to work together, survive together, in question of the liberation beyond the frontier of the wilderness.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--Modern Theology\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis landmark work first published 20 years ago helped establish the field of African-American womanist theology and is widely regarded as a classic text. Drawing on the biblical figure of Hagar mother of Ishmael, cast into the desert by Abraham and Sarah, but protected by God Williams finds a proptype for the struggle of African-American women. African slave, homeless exile, surrogate mother, Hagar's story provides an image of survival and defiance appropriate to black women today. Exploring the themes implicit in Hagar's story poverty and slavery, ethnicity and sexual exploitation, exile and encounter with God Williams traces parallels in the history of African-American women from slavery to the present day. A new womanist theology emerges from this shared experience, from the interplay of oppressions on account of race, sex and class. Sisters in the Wilderness offers a telling critique of theologies that promote liberation but ignore women of color. This is a book that defined a new theological project and charted a path that others continue to explore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDelores S. Williams\u003c\/strong\u003e is professor emerita of theology and culture, Union Theological Seminary, New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/ac_9e175ecd-35e1-4148-87f4-6a2927966f6a_480x480.jpg?v=1664390537\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ncronline.org\/news\/opinion\/sisters-wilderness-after-30-years-resiliency-and-survival-legacy-womanist-theology?utm_source=NCR+List\u0026amp;utm_campaign=61e2c19788-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_09_30_02_56\u0026amp;utm_medium=email\u0026amp;utm_term=0_6981ecb02e-61e2c19788-230580334\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/SistersintheWilderness_after30yearsResiliencyandsurvivalasthelegacyofwomanisttheologyOct1_2022byLaRyssaD.Herrington_480x480.png?v=1664803961\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23986655821888,"sku":"978-1-62698-038-9","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/9781626980389.jpg?v=1747248564"},{"product_id":"stand-your-ground","title":"Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the Justice of God","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #2a5e2e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2a5e2e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e⭐\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(18, 74, 23);\"\u003eAdvance Praise \u0026amp; Reviews⭐\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCATHOLIC PRESS ASSOCIATION BOOK AWARD WINNER! - Faithful Citizenship\/Religious Freedom\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(18, 74, 23);\"\u003e\"The author strikes a good balance between political theology and analysis. Names in the news, including Michael Brown, combine with her own personal perspective as a mother to give the narrative poignancy and timeliness. Stand Your Ground raises important spiritual and social questions.\"\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(18, 74, 23);\"\u003e\"A clarion call to all in the United States, regardless of race, gender, class or faith, to acknowledge our sordid and painful past and to work together to transform the American dream of equality and opportunity into a reality for all.\"\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiana L. Hayes, in \u003cem\u003eNational Catholic Reporter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(18, 74, 23);\"\u003e“If Trayvon was of age and armed, could he have stood his ground on that sidewalk?”\u003cstrong\u003e—President Barack Obama\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_30_e0304660-0050-496a-8e00-03a516124a44.png?v=1757616737\" alt=\"\" width=\"422\" height=\"70\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eOn the Sunday morning after the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s killer, black preachers across America addressed the questions his death raised for their communities: “Where is the justice of God? What are we to hope for?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIn this timely and compelling book, Kelly Brown Douglas examines the myths and narratives underlying a “stand-your-ground” culture, taking seriously the social as well as the theological questions raised by this and similar events, from Ferguson, Missouri to Staten Island, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eBut the author also brings another significant interpretative lens to this text: that of a mother. She writes: “There has been no story in the news that has troubled me more than that of Trayvon Martin’s slaying. President Obama said that if he had a son his son would look like Trayvon. I do have a son and he does look like Trayvon.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIn the face of tragedy and indifference, Kelly Brown Douglas arms the truth of a black mother’s faith in these times of “stand your ground.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb data-olk-copy-source=\"MailCompose\"\u003eThe Rev. Canon Kelly Brown Douglas\u003c\/b\u003e is a Visiting Professor at Harvard Divinity School and serves as Canon Theologian at both the Washington National Cathedral and the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine. Previously, she served as Dean of Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. She is widely recognized as a leading voice in womanist theology, racial reconciliation, and the study of sexuality and the Black church. 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Black women have struggled, says Hayes, but out of this struggle is birthed a spirituality that focuses on community, creativity, and the pervasive sense of a God who acts within history for the good of all.\" --\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEmily Sanna,\u003c\/span\u003e in \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUS Catholic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"In essays and prayers, Diana L. Hayes opens readers to the 'creative spark' of womanist spirituality. She provides a fruitful overview of the history of womanism as it mirrors her own spiritual journey and intimacy with God. 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Nothwehr, OSF,\u003c\/span\u003e in \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCatholic Library World\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"\u003eIn this collection of essays, prayers, and meditations, Diana Hayes lays the foundation for womanist spirituality in the lived faith and struggles of African American women. This spirituality, as she observes, “flows from their lived encounters with God, nurtured and sustained with sweat, tears, and blood as they worked the fields, worked in the homes of white families, worked in factories and wherever else they could to support their families and build their communities.…It is a spirituality which arises from a deep and abiding faith in a God of love, a wonder-working God who walked and talked with them, giving them the strength to persevere.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eBeginning with the story of her own spiritual journey—her upbringing in the AME\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eZion Church where she encountered “a God who loved me into life,” her training as a lawyer, conversion to Catholicism, and determination to become a theologian—Hayes offers a moving, inspiring, and challenging window on the lived faith of African American women today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eDiana L. 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Her articulation of these broad cosmological and historical frameworks for effective environmental justice is brilliant and timely.” \u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMary Evelyn Tucker, Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology, and co-author Journey of the Universe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #48a8de;\"\u003e “Essential reading in these extraordinarily troubling times.” Race\/Knitter Race and Knitter have put together a collection of interesting essays on a compelling cutting-edge approach to theology of religions that is well worth the effort to read. \u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHartford Seminary, CT Lucinda Mosher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #48a8de;\"\u003e\"In this rich and powerful work, Harris introduces the concept of ecowomanism by clearly and effectively laying out its methodology, applications, and significance. 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