{"product_id":"soul-talk-akasha-gloria-hull-9780892819430","title":"Soul Talk: The New Spirituality of African American Women","description":"- A celebration of the journey of African-American women toward a new spirituality grounded in social awareness, black American tradition, metaphysics, and heightened creativity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Features illuminating insights from Alice Walker, Toni Cade Bambara, Lucille Clifton, Dolores Kendrick, Sonia Sanchez, Michele Gibbs, Geraldine McIntosh, Masani Alexis DeVeaux and Namonyah Soipan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- By a widely published scholar, poet, and activist who has been interviewed by the press, television, and National Public Radio's \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the last part of the twentieth century through today, African-American women have experienced a revival of spirituality and creative force, fashioning a uniquely African-American way to connect with the divine. In \u003ci\u003eSoul Talk\u003c\/i\u003e, Akasha Gloria Hull examines this multifaceted spirituality that has both fostered personal healing and functioned as a formidable weapon against racism and social injustice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough fascinating and heartfelt conversations with some of today's most creative and powerful women--women whose spirituality encompasses, among others, traditional Christianity, Tibetan Buddhism, Native American teachings, meditation, the I Ching, and African-derived ancestral reverence--the author explores how this new spiritual consciousness is manifested, how it affects the women who practice it, and how its effects can be carried to others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing a unique and readable blend of interviews, storytelling, literary critique, and practical suggestions of ways readers can incorporate similar renewal into their daily lives, \u003ci\u003eSoul Talk \u003c\/i\u003eshows how personal and social change are possible through reconnection with the spirit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Akasha Gloria Hull\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 089281943X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780892819430\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Inner Traditions International\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.04w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/14\/2001 pg. 75\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2002 pg. 86","brand":"Akasha Gloria Hull","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048197026047,"sku":"9780892819430","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7f73c141-212c-48a7-9bec-4b1c1b3e94b1.jpg?v=1684994443","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/soul-talk-akasha-gloria-hull-9780892819430","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}