| Description |
xiv, 370 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. Boarding "The Old Ship of Zion"; witnessing our mother's faith -- 2. Testifying: the spiritual anchor in African-American culture -- 3. Challenging traditions: a new baptism in the spirit -- 4. Praying at different altars, singing different songs: African-American women across denominations and faiths -- 5. Invoking the spirit: the healing power of affirmations and rituals. |
| Summary |
"My Soul Is a Witness is a powerful testament to the importance of religion and spirituality in die lives of African-American women." "Through essays, poetry, prayer, and song, women of the African-American community celebrate the power of the Spirit and their connections through it. We learn of mothers who bequeath their daughters the strength for living that comes from deep faith; daughters from whose love for the Spirit emerges a love for themselves and their worth as human beings; women whose prayers to the Spirit release them from the pain and weight of past betrayals. From the Church of Aretha to Marie Laveau, Voudou queen, the Spirit is present in all forms of worship, working among all women."--Jacket. |
| Subject |
African American women -- Religious life.
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African American women -- Religious life.
(OCoLC)fst00799465
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| Added Author |
Gayles, Gloria Jean Wade.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: My soul is a witness. Boston : Beacon Press, ©1995 (OCoLC)604587715 |
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Online version: My soul is a witness. Boston : Beacon Press, ©1995 (OCoLC)607664931 |
| ISBN |
0807009342 |
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9780807009345 |
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0807009350 (pbk.) |
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9780807009352 (pbk.) |
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0807009237 |
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9780807009239 |
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