Soul Care in African American Practice

Name: Soul Care in African American Practice
Brand: Christianaudio
Availability: InStock
Author: Barbara Peacock
ISBN: 9781545918302

Author: Barbara Peacock

Narrator: Lisa Reneé Pitts

Unabridged: 6 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Christian Audio

Published: 08/17/2021

Categories: Nonfiction, Religion, Christian Living, Spiritual Growth, Social Science, Cultural & Ethnic Studies, American, African American & Black Studies

Synopsis

● 2021 Christianity Today Award of Merit (Tie)—Spiritual Formation

In the midst of our hectic, overscheduled lives, caring for the soul is imperative. Now, more than ever, we need to pause—intentionally—and encounter the Divine.

Soul care director Barbara Peacock illustrates a journey of prayer, spiritual direction, and soul care from an African American perspective. She reflects on how these disciplines are woven into the African American culture and lived out in the rich heritage of its faith community. Using examples of ten significant men and women—Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Darrell Griffin, Renita Weems, Harold Carter, Jessica Ingram, Coretta Scott King, James Washington, and Howard Thurman—Barbara offers us the opportunity to engage in practices of soul care as we learn from these spiritual leaders.

If you've yearned for a more culturally authentic experience of spiritual transformation in your life and community, this book will help you grow in new yet timeless ways. Come to the river to draw deeply for your soul's refreshment.

About Barbara Peacock

Barbara L. Peacock is a spiritual director, author, teacher, and preacher. She is the founder of Barbara L. Peacock Ministries, a ministry committed to developing disciples through prayer, spiritual direction, soul care, mentoring, and teaching.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Maisie

What I have enjoyed reading in Soul Care in African American Practice is its uncovering of the contemplative power of African American leaders known and unknown. It has brought to light the many ways contemplative disciplines have been the backbone, the strength that made cultural change happen. Too......more

Goodreads review by Angelic

Hands down - 5 stars! Often, we take time to care for our physical bodies and mind, however, what about our soul? I was in search to find practices to help me nurture and care for my soul. And this is what I found in Soul Care in African American Practice by Barbara L. Peacock. Be ready for your soul......more

Goodreads review by Rosilynn

In Soul Care in African American Practice, you will experience the journey of people who were taken from Africa, transported to places of uncertainty, and having to press in more to God through their prayers. Their will to survive, which came through “stealing away” to pray, was also evident in the......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie

As others have said, great premise but weak execution. I felt like Peacock wasn't sure if she wanted to write a biographical history book, a memoir of her own, or a summary of spiritual practices she'd like to see others implement. The result, unfortunately, was that I didn't feel like any of the st......more

Goodreads review by Michele

I have a long list of spiritual giants to whom I’ve looked for inspiration in my following life. Names like C.S. Lewis, Teresa of Avila, Madeleine L’Engle, and Eugene Peterson come to mind, and it’s likely that you also have a list, different from mine, but comprising familiar names from church hist......more