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Discover the transformative power of spirituality with 'Black Liturgies', written by Cole Arthur Riley. This groundbreaking 2024 release invites you to explore a liberating expression of faith that resonates deeply with the Black experience. Designed for individuals and communities alike, this book offers 43 carefully curated liturgies that include prayers, poetry, meditation, and breathing practices—all tied directly to Black emotions and memories. Each liturgy weaves together the wisdom of Black literary ancestors and the contemporary voices of our times, creating a tapestry of spiritual guidance perfect for personal reflection or communal worship.
Amidst the overwhelming challenges of today's world—racial violence, isolation from the pandemic, and the resurgence of anti-Black sentiments—Riley provides a much-needed sanctuary. This work is especially intended for those who have felt the weight of disenfranchised spirituality, offering healing for individuals who have navigated spaces marked by oppression, religious homophobia, and white Christian nationalism.
Embrace a new rhythm of faith with liturgies tailored for significant times of the year, including Lent, Advent, and Mother's Day. Whether you seek comfort in solitude or connection within a community, 'Black Liturgies' is an essential resource for anyone striving to understand what it truly means to be human in a world of beauty and terror.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW. ISBN: 9781399815031. Publisher: John Murray.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781399815031
Year: 2024
Publisher: John Murray
Description:
In the summer of 2020, Cole Arthur Riley was desperate for a spirituality she could trust. Amidst ongoing national racial violence, the isolation of the pandemic, and a surge of anti-Black rhetoric in many Christian spaces, she began dreaming of a harbour for a more human, more liberating expression of faith. She went on to create Black Liturgies, a digital project that connects spiritual practice with Black emotion, memory, and the Black body.
In this book, she deepens the work of that project, bringing together new prayers, letters, poetry, meditation questions, breath practice, and the writings of Black literary ancestors to offer 43 liturgies that can be practised individually or as a community. With a poet's touch and a sensitivity that has made her one of the most important spiritual voices at work today, Riley invites readers to reflect on their own experiences of wonder, rest, rage, and repair, while also including liturgies for holidays like Lent, Advent and Mother's Day.
For those healing from spiritual spaces that were more violent than loving; for those who have escaped the trauma of white Christian nationalism, religious homophobia, and transphobia; for anyone asking what it means to be human in a world of both beauty and terror; Black Liturgies is a work of healing and liberation, and a vision for what might be.
Amidst the overwhelming challenges of today's world—racial violence, isolation from the pandemic, and the resurgence of anti-Black sentiments—Riley provides a much-needed sanctuary. This work is especially intended for those who have felt the weight of disenfranchised spirituality, offering healing for individuals who have navigated spaces marked by oppression, religious homophobia, and white Christian nationalism.
Embrace a new rhythm of faith with liturgies tailored for significant times of the year, including Lent, Advent, and Mother's Day. Whether you seek comfort in solitude or connection within a community, 'Black Liturgies' is an essential resource for anyone striving to understand what it truly means to be human in a world of beauty and terror.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW. ISBN: 9781399815031. Publisher: John Murray.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781399815031
Year: 2024
Publisher: John Murray
Description:
In the summer of 2020, Cole Arthur Riley was desperate for a spirituality she could trust. Amidst ongoing national racial violence, the isolation of the pandemic, and a surge of anti-Black rhetoric in many Christian spaces, she began dreaming of a harbour for a more human, more liberating expression of faith. She went on to create Black Liturgies, a digital project that connects spiritual practice with Black emotion, memory, and the Black body.
In this book, she deepens the work of that project, bringing together new prayers, letters, poetry, meditation questions, breath practice, and the writings of Black literary ancestors to offer 43 liturgies that can be practised individually or as a community. With a poet's touch and a sensitivity that has made her one of the most important spiritual voices at work today, Riley invites readers to reflect on their own experiences of wonder, rest, rage, and repair, while also including liturgies for holidays like Lent, Advent and Mother's Day.
For those healing from spiritual spaces that were more violent than loving; for those who have escaped the trauma of white Christian nationalism, religious homophobia, and transphobia; for anyone asking what it means to be human in a world of both beauty and terror; Black Liturgies is a work of healing and liberation, and a vision for what might be.