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The Spiritual Lives of Young African Americans
Almeda Wright
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Description for The Spiritual Lives of Young African Americans
Hardback. The Spiritual Lives of Young African Americans examines the role of spirituality in adolescent development and the ways that youth negotiate their world, and offers a vision of life for young people who are too often surrounded by death. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HRC; HRCS; JFC; JFSL3; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
How do young African Americans approach their faith in God when continued violence and police brutality batters the news each day? In The Spiritual Lives of Young African Americans, Almeda M. Wright argues that African American youth separate their everyday lives and their spirituality into mutually exclusive categories. This results in a noticeable division between their experiences of systemic injustices and their religious beliefs and practices. Yet Wright suggests that youth can and do teach the church and society myriad lessons through their theological reflections and actions. Giving special attention to the resources of African American religious and theological ... Read more
How do young African Americans approach their faith in God when continued violence and police brutality batters the news each day? In The Spiritual Lives of Young African Americans, Almeda M. Wright argues that African American youth separate their everyday lives and their spirituality into mutually exclusive categories. This results in a noticeable division between their experiences of systemic injustices and their religious beliefs and practices. Yet Wright suggests that youth can and do teach the church and society myriad lessons through their theological reflections and actions. Giving special attention to the resources of African American religious and theological ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190664732
SKU
V9780190664732
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About Almeda Wright
Almeda M. Wright is Assistant Professor of Religious Education at Yale Divinity School. Her research focuses on African American religion, adolescent spiritual development, and the interesections of religion and public life. She is also the editor of Children, Youth, and Spirituality in a Troubling World, with Mary Elizabeth Moore.
Reviews for The Spiritual Lives of Young African Americans
This text is a striking execution of practical theology methodology. Wright carefully engages the lived realities of young African Americans as a lens for theological reflection and theoretical analysis. This ultimately lends to fresh and improved practices that address the concrete experiences of African American youth.
Kishundra D. King, Reading Religion
Kishundra D. King, Reading Religion