Spiritual Narratives

by Sue E. Houchins (Editor), Jarena Lee, Julia A.J. Foote

These narratives by four famous black woman preachers and evangelists, published between 1835 and 1907, all share a theme that continues to dominate Afro-American literature even today: the power of Christianity to give strength and comfort in the struggle for liberation from caste and gender restrictions.

Genres: Feminism, Nonfiction

498 pages, Hardcover

First published April 14, 1988

About the author

[Sue E. Houchins] is a scholar of African American studies and women and gender studies. The topics of her interdisciplinary research are at the intersection of African Disaporic and gender studies, with an emphasis on religions and literature.

At Bates she has instructed courses on Black feminist theory, African and Caribbean literatures, Chaucer, literary theory, and women’s spiritual narratives and mystical texts.

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