African Religion

Yemayá es conocida por su naturaleza compasiva y espera que sus seguidores actúen del mismo modo. Con la ayuda de esta guía informativa, puede implementar prácticas beneficiosas en su vida para ganar el respeto de Yemayá.

Adéntrese en el mundo de Ogun y conozca todo lo que hay que saber sobre este orisha. En esta amplia guía, usted aprenderá todo sobre Ogun y su culto, quién es, sus símbolos, rituales y festivales. Aunque se centra en Ogun, esta guía también ofrece información sobre la religión yoruba y su panteón de orishas.

Caregiving is a core value in the African American culture. And African American women of faith often fill that role—for elderly parents, sick children, and other members of their community. Yet no one is fully prepared for the reality of disrupted schedules, unpredictable needs, and many sleepless nights that come with caregiving. Jeanne Porter King shares 90 devotions written from her own experience as a caregiver for her mother to encourage you to take time to care for your whole self.

Los Negros, limpios y untados de aceite, eran así exhibidos para la venta. Como mercancía–hombres, mujeres y pequeños—eran sometidos al frígido escrutinio de los capitanes de mar. Los rechazados, a menudo enfrentaban una muerte inmediata y macabra; descartados como ganado cojo o enfermo. Los elegidos, condenados a las peores miserias infligidas por el hombre, enfrentaban un destino aún más sombrío.

Todo lo que necesita saber sobre la espiritualidad africana, sus múltiples prácticas, dioses y orishas. ¿Alguna vez ha querido saber más sobre los fundamentos de la espiritualidad africana? ¿Quiere descubrir qué son los orishas y su importancia en la espiritualidad africana? ¿Siente curiosidad por las diferentes prácticas mágicas africanas? ¿Quiere aprender sobre diversos rituales que incluyen baños, hechizos y prácticas mágicas africanas?

Legacy: Wisdom of African Traditions and the Bible compares almost 300 proverbs from all over the continent with Bible verses, organized into forty-six broad themes. Chris Morehouse was compelled to write the book after exploring the Parallel Sayings books, which juxtapose insights from the great religious traditions with their counterparts from Jewish and Christian scriptures. These books explore resonances between Christianity and Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoism.

Descubra la magia de los egúns a través de la veneración ancestral, los guías espirituales, Odun Egungún, la reencarnación y otros elementos de la espiritualidad yoruba. ¿Le interesa la tradición de los egún? ¿Desea encontrar formas de honrar a sus antepasados como los yoruba? ¿Quiere adentrarse en el mundo de la espiritualidad yoruba? Egún es el espíritu de los antepasados difuntos y tiene un papel undamental en las prácticas espirituales yoruba. En este libro aprenderá cómo los yoruba veneran a sus antepasados, por qué lo hacen y muchas otras cosas.

The nice thing about African mythology is that it is rooted in such ancient traditions. And although the west hasn’t fully embraced some of these interesting stories, they have been told by many and remembered by some, enough to write them down and discover what they are all about. Different regions have different traditions, of course, and you’ll learn more about many of them in this book.

Many people of West African descent were raised in Christian homes with images on their walls representing God, God's Son, angels, and saints. However, none of the people portrayed in the images looked like them. All the images were depicting people whom self identify as white. Questions and Answers for Christians of West African descent deal with the introduction of these images and the overall religion to them.

Explore las vibrantes culturas mágicas populares y su historia, tradiciones y creencias. ¿Alguna vez ha sentido curiosidad por los distintos rituales y tradiciones mágicas que se practican en diferentes partes del mundo? ¿Alguna vez se ha sentido confundido acerca de la diferencia entre la magia Wicca y el paganismo nórdico? ¿Es su objetivo aprender rituales y prácticas mágicas tal y como se enseñaban en diversas culturas?

The true-life story of the woman whose life sentence for nonviolent drug trafficking was commuted by President Donald Trump thanks to the efforts of Kim Kardashian West - an inspiring memoir of faith, hope, mercy, and gratitude.

The story is about a gossipy woman finding out that being a "good Christian" is indeed a 24 hour job.

Shay Tolliver has a world of her own intertwined with close friends located near and far. Terrell Fletcher moved to Arizona three years ago from Detroit, Michigan. But only a year and a half ago, he relocated to Lake Havasu City where Shay lives. They connect with one another through a social website for all types of people named Sexy Elite. Terrell reaches out to Shay one day and they find out they have more in common than meets the eye ordinarily.

This is the question jazz musician and poet Rafa Selase asks as he journeys to the African Slave Coast in an attempt to reconcile a tumultuous past with present-day chaos. My Journey of Faith To The African Slave Coast, Reconciling a Past Not So Long Ago, documents his intense seven-day journey with a group of unexpected travel companions as he discovers some uncomfortable truths about the Transatlantic Slave Trade, religion, race, and gender.

This book is for you to help your child find delight in the Sabbath. Listen together. By completing the activities at the end of the book, you will discover how your child feels about the Sabbath. Write down his/her answers to the questions. Your child can color on a separate sheet of paper, then cut and paste into the book.

This dissertation is an effort to think through the complexities of how African American literature interacts with what I am terming the notion of uncalling made visible by the heterodox Christianities that fall out of the scope of the Black. In other words, I analyze Black religiosity as an enactment of radical Black collectivity in counterdistinction to a politics of recognition. I argue it is this figure of the uncalled, operating out of heterodox Black religiosities, that can offer an alternative model for liberation and healing that is not bound up in outward cries for recognition.

In the United States, to be a Black American is to be a Black Christian. And there’s something to this assumption in that the vast majority of African Americans are Christian. However, in recent years a growing number of African Americans have said they claim no particular religious affiliation—they are Black “nones.” And of these Black “nones,” the most public and vocal are those who claim to be humanists.

Explore las múltiples y vibrantes prácticas espirituales africanas, sus tradiciones y creencias. ¿Quiere saber más sobre las numerosas prácticas espirituales del continente africano? ¿Busca una guía precisa de las prácticas espirituales africanas que no las contemple desde una perspectiva occidental? África alberga numerosas prácticas espirituales, desde la santería y el vudú haitiano hasta el kemetismo y el isese (la religión yoruba).

Before Harriet Tubman or Martin Luther King was identified with Moses, African Americans identified those who challenged racial oppression in America with Samson. In Black Samson: The Untold Story of an American Icon, Nyasha Junior and Jeremy Schipper tell the story of how this biblical character became an icon of African American literature.

This audiobook and its short, attention grabbing collection welcomes the listeners to a better understanding not only about Christianity but also more importantly about the Caribbean people. Who is the Caribbean person? What is the impact of Christianity to the Caribbean history? These are just two of the many questions that this audiobook will answer and clarify for the listeners.