Honoring African American Elders

Author : Anne Streaty Wimberly
Publisher : Jossey-Bass
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1997-01-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015041040125

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Honoring African American Elders by Anne Streaty Wimberly Pdf

This book examines the church2s vital role in the lives of African American elders and the critical need to prepare church leaders to respond effectively. The authors propose concrete ways for churches to make this type of ministry a reality for the benefit of the elders and the vitality of the whole community.

Author : Camille O. Cosby,Renee Poussaint
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2007-02-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780743482295

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A Wealth of Wisdom by Camille O. Cosby,Renee Poussaint Pdf

More than 50 of the most accomplished African-American elders in the nation share their stories and words of wisdom in one beautifully illustrated collection, now available in paperback with a new Introduction.

Author : Frederick Douglas Harper
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-27
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781664181120

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Black Elder Speaks by Frederick Douglas Harper Pdf

Black Elder Speaks is a collection of Dr. Frederick Douglas Harper’s poetry and prose on the topics of race, race relations, Black consciousness, Black pride, racial identity, and racism. In addition, Harper speaks from years of acquired wisdom in providing advice and insight on topics of holistic health and rightful living. The book is divided into seven major sections that include (a) Race, Racism, and Racial Struggle, (b) Honoring Black Women, (c) Honoring Black Men, (d) Honoring and Rearing Black Children, (e) Black Culture, Health, and Spirituality, (f) Black Consciousness and Black Pride, and (g) Black Elders Speaks on Life and from Wisdom (for example, on themes of love, peace, giving, forgiveness, purpose, freedom, truth, courage, pain vs. pleasure, and spirituality). The book concludes with a number of wise quotes and thoughts.

Author : Julie Rainbow
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-22
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781467856416

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Standing the Test of Time by Julie Rainbow Pdf

Standing the Test of Time celebrates African Americans marriages of more than 30 years while providing a rare opportunity to glimpse in to the lives of relationships that work! The stories are riveting, inspiring and filled with warmth and wisdom. They are love stories with a purpose. Deep and meaningful marriages are one the most rewarding experiences life may offer. Unfortunately, most of us have little knowledge of the tools needed to make relationships work. We're usually guided by our parents' relationships, girlfriends, homeboys or previous experiences which may lead to more failure than success. We spend a life time reacting responding, and rebounding from mistakes and misguided intentions that have caused us pain and frustration. The twenty phenomenal couples featured in Standing the Test of Time, share honest and intimate insight into their relationships to reveals valuable life lessons in love, forgiveness, communication, building a family and growing together. Wisdom gleaned from these African American elders is both intuitive and significant. A lot of people get married because they are in love. The goal is not to be in love - but to love. -Hattie Wilson, Standing the Test of Time

Author : Richard P. Olson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781538139684

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Celebrating the Graying Church by Richard P. Olson Pdf

Today, many churches and their related agencies and ministries are shrinking. Often a large portion of those who remain are older adults. Celebrating the Graying Church suggests that this is an opportunity for a new and different kind of ministry—a ministry to, with, and from older adults who may have wisdom to pass on to the legacy of the future generations. This book offers opportunities, ideas, and guidance for this new vision and practice of ministry, while also describing how aging adults in ministry can support each other and their faith communities.

Author : Helen K. Black,John T. Groce,Charles E. Harmon
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780190602321

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The Hidden Among the Hidden by Helen K. Black,John T. Groce,Charles E. Harmon Pdf

What are the experiences of African-American elder male caregivers? Based on research with twelve African-American caregivers born in the first half of the 20th century, this book captures the complexity and poignancy of the caregiving pilgrimage, and roots men's caregiving narratives within the biographical and historical context of their lives.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Older Black people
ISBN : MINN:31951P00569446V

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Profile of African American Elders in Minnesota by Anonim Pdf

Author : Michael D. McNally
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2009-08-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780231518253

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Honoring Elders by Michael D. McNally Pdf

Like many Native Americans, Ojibwe people esteem the wisdom, authority, and religious significance of old age, but this respect does not come easily or naturally. It is the fruit of hard work, rooted in narrative traditions, moral vision, and ritualized practices of decorum that are comparable in sophistication to those of Confucianism. Even as the dispossession and policies of assimilation have threatened Ojibwe peoplehood and have targeted the traditions and the elders who embody it, Ojibwe and other Anishinaabe communities have been resolute and resourceful in their disciplined respect for elders. Indeed, the challenges of colonization have served to accentuate eldership in new ways. Using archival and ethnographic research, Michael D. McNally follows the making of Ojibwe eldership, showing that deference to older women and men is part of a fuller moral, aesthetic, and cosmological vision connected to the ongoing circle of life a tradition of authority that has been crucial to surviving colonization. McNally argues that the tradition of authority and the authority of tradition frame a decidedly indigenous dialectic, eluding analytic frameworks of invented tradition and naïve continuity. Demonstrating the rich possibilities of treating age as a category of analysis, McNally provocatively asserts that the elder belongs alongside the priest, prophet, sage, and other key figures in the study of religion.

Author : Halaevalu F.Ofahengaue Vakalahi,Gaynell M. Simpson,Nancy Giunta
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-28
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9789401785945

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The Collective Spirit of Aging Across Cultures by Halaevalu F.Ofahengaue Vakalahi,Gaynell M. Simpson,Nancy Giunta Pdf

The collective, inclusive, and intersectional framework used in this book speaks to the significance of understanding aging across diverse cultures from multiple perspectives, but still as a shared human experience. The underlying message of the book is that although we are unique and different in our aging processes, we are ultimately connected through this physical, mental and spiritual experience of aging. Thus, regardless of whether we are service providers, service recipients, educators or merely fellow human beings, it is important that we approach the aging experience through a collective lens for discovering and sharing resources as we age; honoring the past while simultaneously accepting that the future is here. A few select examples of key findings from this collaborative work are as follows. First, despite progress in the field, certain issues remain to be addressed including the challenges of racism and sexism, mistreatment, the digital divide, poverty, and other social and economic crises in urban and rural communities as they relate to our aging population. Second, the need for sustaining a sense of independence among the aged and interdependence among supportive systems is warranted. Third, our elders continue to benefit from culturally competent services community-based health interventions and social services that addresses normative and emerging challenges for them. Fourth, spirituality in both indigenous and contemporary perspectives remains important for our elders’ development and quality of life.

Author : Kristina Lizardy-Hajbi
Publisher : Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781506496542

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Unraveling Religious Leadership by Kristina Lizardy-Hajbi Pdf

Unraveling Religious Leadership invites readers to reconsider foundational assumptions in Christian communities. Drawing upon decolonial frameworks and realities beyond white, eurowestern, modern ideals of who leaders are and what they do, this work pulls on the threads of colonialism and empire to create new possibilities for religious leaders.

Author : David O. Moberg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-12
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781136388590

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Aging and Spirituality by David O. Moberg Pdf

Explore the spiritual dimensions of aging through science, theory, and practice! During the later years of life, many people devote energy to a process of spiritual awakening and self-discovery. Yet their family, friends, clergy, and the helping professionals who work with them are not always prepared to understand or deal with the spiritual concerns of their clients. Aging and Spirituality provides a unique, far-reaching overview of this long-neglected field. Divided into four independent but interwoven sections, this landmark book covers the spiritual realm with scientific rigor and deep human understanding. Aging and Spirituality comprehensively surveys the issues of spirituality, from the groundwork of basic definitions to detailed assessments of the role spirituality plays in the lives of the elderly and suggested directions for further research. This book's unique approach combines scholarly research and practical nuts-and-bolts suggestions for service delivery. By drawing from many disciplines and professions, it offers fresh perspectives to even those practitioners already familiar with the most effective spiritual techniques their own field can offer. Aging and Spirituality answers such common questions as: What are the spiritual needs of people later in life? Is there any solid evidence that prayer changes things? How is spirituality related to physical and mental health? Does spirituality matter when people know they are dying? How can we measure spiritual wellness and assess the outcomes of activities intended to enhance it? Will attention to spirituality aggravate or alleviate the losses--of friends, family, health, youth--that so often occur during old age? Aging and Spirituality provides a much-needed resource for health care professionals, clergy, social workers, and counselors working with geriatric clients. By integrating spiritual issues into the theoretical framework of social gerontology, Aging and Spirituality will help you understand the scientific foundations, practical applications, and public policy implications of spirituality for older adults.

Author : Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 968 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0674002768

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The Harvard Guide to African-American History by Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham Pdf

Compiles information and interpretations on the past 500 years of African American history, containing essays on historical research aids, bibliographies, resources for womens' issues, and an accompanying CD-ROM providing bibliographical entries.

Author : Stephana Colbert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0977841898

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Ordinary Extraordinary African American Women by Stephana Colbert Pdf

Celebration of the Lives of African American Women. The focus here is African American women over 70 years of age

Author : T. J. Desch-Obi
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781643361932

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Fighting for Honor by T. J. Desch-Obi Pdf

A groundbreaking investigation into the migration of martial arts techniques across continents and centuries The presence of African influence and tradition in the Americas has long been recognized in art, music, language, agriculture, and religion. T. J. Desch-Obi explores another cultural continuity that is as old as eighteenth-century slave settlements in South America and as contemporary as hip-hop culture. In this thorough survey of the history of African martial arts techniques, Desch-Obi maps the translation of numerous physical combat techniques across three continents and several centuries to illustrate how these practices evolved over time and are still recognizable in American culture today. Some of these art traditions were part of African military training while others were for self-defense and spiritual discipline. Grounded in historical and cultural anthropological methodologies, Desch-Obi's investigation traces the influence of well-delineated African traditions on long-observed but misunderstood African and African American cultural activities in North America, Brazil, and the Caribbean. He links the Brazilian martial art capoeira to reports of slave activities recorded in colonial and antebellum North America. Likewise Desch-Obi connects images of the kalenda African stick-fighting techniques to the Haitian Revolution. Throughout the study Desch-Obi examines the ties between physical mastery of these arts and changing perceptions of honor. Including forty-five illustrations, this rich history of the arrival and dissemination of African martial arts in the Atlantic world offers a new vantage for furthering our understanding of the powerful influence of enslaved populations on our collective social history.

Author : Donald Koepke
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317994404

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Ministering to Older Adults by Donald Koepke Pdf

Learn how to focus your ministry’s programs and services on the elderly By 2030, 20% of the people living in the United States will be age 65 or older, with unique spiritual needs that can affect their physical and mental well-being. Ministering to Older Adults answers the critical need for a ministry that doesn’t center primarily on youth and families in its outreach, instead presenting a step-by-step guide to developing a ministry for the aged that is focused on the needs and resources of each congregation. This program has been used effectively with nearly 50 congregations, both large and small, to create a focused older adult ministry. No two congregations are alike. The resources, perspectives, and skills of each congregation are different, as are the needs of its members. Ministering to Older Adults provides a framework for use by planning groups within communities of any religious tradition. The book presents a process that includes essential questions that allow planning groups to develop answers that fit the needs, cultural, history, and structure of their individual congregations. Ministering to Older Adults is divided into three sections: “The Fundamentals”—defining your audience, your mission, and the skills and existing programs that can be brought to the planning process “Programming Possibilities”—spiritual needs based on the aging process, continued learning for older adults, opportunities to serve and be served, providing quality pastoral care, and community building “Putting it All Together”—deciding on a direction, using desired outcomes for evaluation, establishing target dates, and ongoing evaluation Ministering to Older Adults also includes forms and charts to help in the planning process. The book is an invaluable resource for clergy, ministry committees and planning groups, and staff persons responsible for older adult ministries.