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FRONTDOORS MAGAZINE | 95 DR. WARREN H. STEWART SR. Senior pastor of First Institutional Baptist Church of Phoenix H I S T A K E “African American spirituality has its origins on the continent of Africa ... [Black spiritual leaders] ... represent traits identified in what we know today as spiritual direction and soul care.” “Dr. Barbara L. Peacock, in ‘Soul Care in African American Practice,’ writes those healing words amid today’s world saturated by hurt, hopelessness and hate. Her book provides ‘a balm in Gilead’ for people of African descent residing in the U.S., who daily have had to face for over 400 years what it means to be Black in this land — never being accepted completely as equals due to systemic racism. Peacock presents spiritual direction and soul care as necessary self-care prescriptions for African Americans. She methodically identifies how 10 African American heroes and sheroes — beginning with the abolitionist champion Dr. Frederick Douglass of the 19 th century to respected theologian Dr. Renita Weems of our times — are spiritual leaders in their own rights as they advocated for ‘liberty and justice for all,’ which gave my soul a lift. This book also is an eye-opener for those who are not Black to witness how African American spirituality has sustained their ebony sisters and brothers.” For more information, go to fibcaz.org . RECOMMENDS by Barbara L. Peacock “Soul Care in African American Practice” BOOKMARKED