Conversations with God: Two Centuries of Prayers by African Americans
Noted African American religion scholar Washington has gathered many previously unheard voices in this soul-stirring collection of prayers by African Americans. We hear, for example, the fervent cries of the slave Jupiter Hammon as he petitions God for salvation as well as the eloquent intercession for peace and justice of Riverside Church's senior minister, James Forbes. The anthology is divided into six sections, each focusing on specific issues in African American history and recording the prayerful responses of writers, preachers, and theologians to those issues. Included are the oft-neglected voices of Jarena Lee, Maria Stewart, and Harriet Jacobs as well as the more familiar voices of Martin Luther King Jr. and Howard Thurman. An excellent biographical sketch of each of the contributors adds to the value of the collection. Highly recommended for its thoroughness and its eloquence.Henry L. Carrigan Jr., Westerville P.L., OhioCopyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.