My Soul Is a Witness is a powerful collection of poetry, prose, reflections, prayer, and song celebrating spirituality in the lives of African-American women. Featuring a variety of voices including Johnetta B. Cole, Marsye Conde, Rita Dove, Nikki Giovanni, Akasha (Gloria) Hull, Toni Morrison, Iyanla Vanzant, and Alice Walker, this collection demonstrates the diverse ways that women connect with the Spirit. Exploring faiths ranging from Islam to Buddhism to Christianity, these writings illustrate the importance of religion and spirituality in the women of the African-American community. No matter how the Spirit expresses itself in these women's lives, their faith is experienced not just as individuals but also as an inheritance from the women in their community. This anthology will surely touch every sister of the Spirit.
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The writings that make up this anthology are uneven in quality and message. The book includes every form of written expression from hymns to academic work. Some, like Sojourner Truth's "Address to the Ohio Women's Rights Convention," are classics. Some, like Taha's "The Sacred Journey: The Gift of the Hajj," will likely become classics. And, others, like Goboldte's essay on the Imani Faith Temple, are academic pedestrians that "seek to contextualize." The book is directed to African American women, but, despite the unevenness and the cultural markers, the anthology also harbors a spirituality that is universal rather than sex or race limited. Nikki Giovanni's "Let the Church Say Amen" directly offers this richness when she writes that she has the same message for any audience "because I know my grandmother, and her Bridge-Flower-Book club friends are always there."
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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My Soul Is a Witness is an authentic call to days, rituals and strengths of old. Strengths we still have. Spirituality we need to rely upon. --Sandra West, The Savannah Tribune
"[A] beautifully rendered anthology." --Library Journal
"A wonderful book. . . . Nowhere will you find a more comprehensive work on spirituality of African-American women." --Toni Campbell, Real African World Magazine
"[A] beautifully rendered anthology." --Library Journal
"A wonderful book. . . . Nowhere will you find a more comprehensive work on spirituality of African-American women." --Toni Campbell, Real African World Magazine
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Picked it up at the Public Library and was amazed at how it moved me. The essays are unique and a whole gamut of experiences are eloquently shared with the central theme of the place spirituality plays in their lives. Touched once more by the awareness of how the Black Church truly retained the central gospel message that "God" is Love and available to each one who turns to Him/Her. In comparison the White Church of my own experience felt sterile and mundane. The Spirit seemed rarely called upon or welcomed. I bought the book for my own library. It is a treasure!
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