The rough side of the mountain : Black women's ministries in unitarian universalism / edited by Qiyamah A. Rahman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rahman, Qiyamah A., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American women clergy--Biography.

African American women clergy.

Women clergy--Biography.

Women clergy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (172 pages)

Place of Publication:

Boston, MA : Skinner House Books, [2022]

Summary:

"Black women clergy members of the Unitarian Universalist faith share the stories of how they came to ministry, and the struggles and triumphs they experienced"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

The Dead Do Not Remain Dead

Foreword

Preface

Historical Context and Spiritual Roots

Career Challenges

What Seminarians Are Telling Us

Ministerial Journeys and Reflections

The Sojourner Truth Congregation

Black Resilience

The Challenge of Change

Not By Ourselves Alone

Why I Have Stayed

A Profession of Faith

This Faith Is Mine

Homecoming

Ubuntu: I Am Because We Are

Journeys That Lead to the Heart

The Path to Ministry

In One Moment

I Am Still Here!

Wade in the Water

Worship: Co-creating the Sacred Container

Liberating Pollyanna

Root to Rise

Self Becoming Light

Poetry

Meditation to Ministers

Spirit of the Moment

Jazz Vespers

Where Is Leaf

There

Black Girl BLUUs

Epilogue

Chronology of Black Unitarian Universalist Clergy Women

First Women of Color to be Fellowshipped and Ordained in Unitarian Universalism

Ordination of Women Timeline

About the Contributors

Acknowledgments.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Rahman, Qiyamah A. The Rough Side of the Mountain

ISBN:

9781558968936

1558968938