Barbara A. Holmes is Associate Professor of Ethics and African American Religious Studies at Memphis Theological Seminary.
Preface
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Introduction: An Unlikely Legacy
1
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1. Contemplation: A Cultural and Spiritual History
24
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2. Retrieving Lost Legacies: Contemplation in West Africa
47
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3. Every Shut Eye Ain't Sleep: The Inner Life during Slavery
68
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4. Come Ye Disconsolate: Contemplation in Black Church Congregational Life
90
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5. Joy Comes in the Morning: Contemplative Themes in African American Biblical Interpretation
119
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6. Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Us Around: Contemplation, Activism, and Praxis
138
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7. At the Crossroads: Secular Reclamations of the Contemplative Life
169
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Afterword: Toward a Future Together
184
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Notes
187
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Index
203
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