Joy Unspeakable: Contemplative Practices of the Black Church (2nd edition)

Joy Unspeakable: Contemplative Practices of the Black Church (2nd edition)
ISBN-10
1506421628
ISBN-13
9781506421629
Series
Joy Unspeakable
Category
Religion
Pages
264
Language
English
Published
2017-10-15
Publisher
Fortress Press
Author
Barbara A. Holmes

Description

Joy Unspeakable focuses on the aspects of the black church that point beyond particular congregational gatherings toward a mystical and communal spirituality not within the exclusive domain of any denomination. Holmes‘s research--through oral histories, church records, and written accounts--details not only ways in which contemplative experience is built into African American collective worship but also the legacy of African monasticism, a history of spiritual exemplars, and unique meditative worship practices.

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