This book examines the role of spirituality in the life experiences of black women who embody a spirituality of teaching as well as a call to social justice. Specifically, this book will explore how spirituality has informed educational practices that have inspired black women's empowerment, social activism, and personal/communal transformation. YOLANDA SMITH is an Assistant Professor of Christian Education at the YaleUniversity Divinity School, USA. INDICE: 'I Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey' - 'Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit': African American Spirituality and Christian Education - 'Steal Away':Black Women's Spirituality and Christian Education - 'We've Come This Far by Faith': Black Women's Spirituality and Teaching: Insights from the Continent and the Diaspora - 'Woman with Beads': Mercy Amba Oduyoye: African Women's Spirituality, Telling Their Own Stories - 'Plenty Good Room': Olivia Pearl Stokes:Black Women's Spirituality, Building Bridges for Transformation - 'Balm in Gilead': Elsie W. Cofield: Black Women's Spirituality, Working Toward Healing and Wholeness - 'For My People': Toward a Spirituality of Teaching - Conclusion -
- ISBN: 978-0-230-61833-6
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 256
- Fecha Publicación: 20/05/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés