This Far By Faith
Readings in African-American Women's Religious Biography
Richard Newman editor Judith Weisenfeld editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:4th Dec '95
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
This Far By Faith brings together a collection of essays on the religious identities and experiences of African-American women. Spanning from the period of slavery to the present, the essays profile American figures such as Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, and Willie Mae Ford Smith, exploring the role that religious institutions and impulses played in their lives.
"This collection of essays offers a profound introduction to the complex role of religion in the lives of African American women. Newman and Weisenfeld have edited the definitive collection of African-American women's religious biography yet published." -- Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Harvard University
"A powerful collection of biographies which will help readers locate and appreciate the struggles of these foresisters." -- Waterwheel
ISBN: 9780415913126
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 620g
336 pages